diff --git a/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
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@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 ++++
 
 By default, the Monitoring application is enabled, but data collection
-is disabled.  When you first start {kib} monitoring, you will be prompted to
-enable data collection.
+is disabled.  When you first start {kib} monitoring, you are prompted to
+enable data collection. If you are using {security}, you must be 
+signed in as a user with the `cluster:manage` privilege to enable
+data collection. The built-in `superuser` role has this privilege and the
+built-in `elastic` user has this role. 
 
 You can adjust how monitoring data is
 collected from {kib} and displayed in {kib} by configuring settings in the