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[DOCS] Updated security info for beats monitor
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lcawl committed Feb 6, 2018
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To configure {beatname_uc} to collect and send monitoring metrics:

. Create a user that has appropriate authority to send system-level monitoring
data to {es}.
data to {es}. For example, you can use the built-in `logstash_system` user or
assign the built-in `logstash_system` role to another user. For more
information, see
{xpack-ref}/setting-up-authentication.html[Setting Up User Authentication] and
{xpack-ref}/built-in-roles.html[Built-in Roles].

. Add the `xpack.monitoring` settings in the {beatname_uc} configuration file.
If you configured {es} output and you want to use the same {es} production
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