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[DOCS] Collapse 7.8 breaking changes for security (#56622)
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jrodewig committed May 12, 2020
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may be set to false.
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[[builtin-users-changes]]
==== Changes to built-in users

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===== The `kibana` user has been deprecated in favor of the `kibana_system` user

.The `kibana` user has been deprecated in favor of the `kibana_system` user.
[%collapsible]
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*Details* +
The `kibana` user was historically used to authenticate {kib} to {es}.
The name of this user was confusing, and was often mistakenly used to login to {kib}.
This has been renamed to `kibana_system` in order to reduce confusion, and to better
align with other built-in system accounts.
*Impact* +
If your `kibana.yml` used to contain:
[source,yaml]
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elasticsearch.username: kibana_system
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[[builtin-roles-changes]]
==== Changes to built-in roles

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===== The `kibana_user` role has been deprecated in favor of the `kibana_admin` role

.The `kibana_user` role has been deprecated in favor of the `kibana_admin` role.
[%collapsible]
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*Details* +
Users who were previously assigned the `kibana_user` role should instead be assigned
the `kibana_admin` role. This role grants the same set of privileges as `kibana_user`, but has been
renamed to better reflect its intended use.
*Impact* +
Assign users with the `kibana_user` role to the `kibana_admin` role.
Discontinue use of the `kibana_user` role.
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//end::notable-breaking-changes[]

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