From 0c6e619237dee015d13a1b8584c26070ec1288db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shaunak Kashyap Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 05:14:38 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [Monitoring] Adding security note about first-time setup (#25823) * Adding security note * Mention the built-in superuser role * Making edits per review feedback --- docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc index 52d07d03db2e..1a84e40069c1 100644 --- a/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc +++ b/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc @@ -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