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[DOCS] Clarify that passwords are not preserved for `kibana_system` user (#59449)

Updates the 8.0 breaking changes to clarify that passwords for the removed
`kibana` user are not preserved for the replacement `kibana_system` users.

Closes #59353
James Rodewig 5 years ago
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docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/security.asciidoc

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ on startup.
 [[builtin-users-changes]]
 [[builtin-users-changes]]
 ==== Changes to built-in users
 ==== Changes to built-in users
 
 
-.The `kibana` user has been renamed `kibana_system`.
+.The `kibana` user has been replaced by `kibana_system`.
 [%collapsible]
 [%collapsible]
 ====
 ====
 *Details* +
 *Details* +
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ then you should update to use the new `kibana_system` user instead:
 --------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------
 elasticsearch.username: kibana_system
 elasticsearch.username: kibana_system
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+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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