From b2963c5ed10e50e0040cd38902f3d8bab242aa76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Kime Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:18:56 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Index pattern creation docs - add necessary elasticsearch privleges (#88133) (#88349) * add privs to index pattern creation docs --- docs/management/index-patterns.asciidoc | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/management/index-patterns.asciidoc b/docs/management/index-patterns.asciidoc index c1ad859f0cb6..d83f2571ad26 100644 --- a/docs/management/index-patterns.asciidoc +++ b/docs/management/index-patterns.asciidoc @@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ You’ll learn how to: [[index-patterns-read-only-access]] === Before you begin -* To access *Index Patterns*, you must have the {kib} privilege -`Index Pattern Management`. To add the privilege, open the main menu, then click *Stack Management > Roles*. +* To access the *Index Patterns* view, you must have the {kib} privilege +`Index Pattern Management`. To create an index pattern, you must have the {es} privilege +`view_index_metadata`. To add the privileges, open the main menu, then click *Stack Management > Roles*. * If a read-only indicator appears in {kib}, you have insufficient privileges to create or save index patterns. The buttons to create new index patterns or