[ILM][DOCS] Update ILM API authorization docs (#36749)

the `view_index_metadata` privilege. Now the ILM API authorization documentation mentions the need for these roles in more specific ways.
elastic · Dec 18, 2018 · 32ce124 · 32ce124
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diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` cluster privilege to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/explain.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/explain.asciidoc
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `view_index_metadata` or `manage_ilm` or both privileges on the indices
+being managed to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-lifecycle.asciidoc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` or `read_ilm` or both cluster privileges to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-status.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-status.asciidoc
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` or `read_ilm` or both cluster privileges to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` privileges on the indices being managed to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/put-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/put-lifecycle.asciidoc
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` cluster privilege to use this API. You must
+also have the `manage` index privilege on all indices being managed by `policy`.
+All operations executed by {Ilm} for a policy are executed as the user that
+put the latest version of a policy.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/remove-policy-from-index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/remove-policy-from-index.asciidoc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` privileges on the indices being managed to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/retry-policy.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/retry-policy.asciidoc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` privileges on the indices being managed to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/start.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/start.asciidoc
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` cluster privilege to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/stop.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/stop.asciidoc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ include::{docdir}/rest-api/timeoutparms.asciidoc[]
 
 ==== Authorization
 
-include::ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc[]
+You must have the `manage_ilm` cluster privilege to use this API.
+For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
 
 ==== Examples