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[DOCS] Clarify that passwords are not preserved for kibana_system user () ()

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@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ may be set to false.
*Details* + *Details* +
The `kibana` user was historically used to authenticate {kib} to {es}. 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}. 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 We've replaced the `kibana` user with the `kibana_system` user to reduce
align with other built-in system accounts. confusion and to better align with other built-in system accounts.
*Impact* + *Impact* +
If your `kibana.yml` used to contain: If your `kibana.yml` used to contain:
@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ then you should update to use the new `kibana_system` user instead:
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elasticsearch.username: kibana_system elasticsearch.username: kibana_system
-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
IMPORTANT: The new `kibana_system` user does not preserve the previous `kibana`
user password. You must explicitly set a password for the `kibana_system` user.
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