Protect reserved elastic user + doc clarification on configuring native realm

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Dale McDiarmid 2017-01-16 12:32:03 +00:00
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@ -300,6 +300,14 @@ X-Pack configuration parameters can be added to the elasticsearch.yml file using
For a full example see [here](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/blob/master/test/integration/xpack.yml)
####Important Note for Native Realm Configuration
In order for native users and roles to be configured, the role calls the Elasticsearch API. Given security is installed this requires definition of two parameters:
* ```es_api_basic_auth_username``` - admin username
* ```es_api_basic_auth_password``` - admin password
These can either be set to a user declared in the file based realm, with admin permissions, or the default "elastic" superuser (default password is changeme).
### Additional Configuration