Added note about monitors

Signed-off-by: keithhc2 <keithhc2@users.noreply.github.com>
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keithhc2 2022-01-18 15:18:20 -08:00
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@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Later, the user `psantos` wants to edit the monitor to run every two hours, but
After making the change, the monitor now runs with the same permissions as `psantos`, including any [document-level security]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/document-level-security/) queries, [excluded fields]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/field-level-security/), and [masked fields]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/field-masking/). If you use an extraction query to define your monitor, use the **Run** button to ensure that the response includes the fields you need. After making the change, the monitor now runs with the same permissions as `psantos`, including any [document-level security]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/document-level-security/) queries, [excluded fields]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/field-level-security/), and [masked fields]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/field-masking/). If you use an extraction query to define your monitor, use the **Run** button to ensure that the response includes the fields you need.
Once a monitor is created, the Alerting plugin will continue executing the monitor, even if the user who created the monitor has write access permissions removed. To stop a monitor, a user with at least `alerting_write_access` permissions must manually disable or delete the monitor. This rule applies to all types of monitors, regardless of destination or any other setting.
{: .note}
## (Advanced) Limit access by backend role ## (Advanced) Limit access by backend role
@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ Now when users view alerting resources in OpenSearch Dashboards (or make REST AP
If `jdoe` creates a monitor, `jroe` can see and modify it, but `psantos` can't. If that monitor generates an alert, the situation is the same: `jroe` can see and acknowledge it, but `psantos` can't. If `psantos` creates a destination, `jdoe` and `jroe` can't see or modify it. If `jdoe` creates a monitor, `jroe` can see and modify it, but `psantos` can't. If that monitor generates an alert, the situation is the same: `jroe` can see and acknowledge it, but `psantos` can't. If `psantos` creates a destination, `jdoe` and `jroe` can't see or modify it.
<!-- ## (Advanced) Limit access by individual <!-- ## (Advanced) Limit access by individual
If you only want users to be able to see and modify their own monitors and destinations, duplicate the `alerting_full_access` role and add the following [DLS query]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/document-level-security/) to it: If you only want users to be able to see and modify their own monitors and destinations, duplicate the `alerting_full_access` role and add the following [DLS query]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/access-control/document-level-security/) to it: