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[8.9] [DOCS] Clarify required privileges to create CSV reports when using index aliases (#170524) #170557

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Expand Up @@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ NOTE: If you use the default settings, you can still create a custom role that g
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Access to data is an index-level privilege. For each index that contains the data you want to include in reports, add a line, then give each index `read` and `view_index_metadata` privileges.
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NOTE: If you use index aliases, you must also grant `read` and `view_index_metadata` privileges to underlying indices to generate CSV reports.
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For more information, refer to {ref}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges].

. Add the {kib} privileges.
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