diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc
index adb1112961e47..2427169c5e797 100644
--- 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
index fb8d669f70e52..3854981794999 100644
--- 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
index c2c76650eeae3..9603da9cd64b3 100644
--- 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
index a2c1a1ade99f9..59557e8fbeee2 100644
--- 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
deleted file mode 100644
index eef1433a9c055..0000000000000
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-cluster-mgt-privilege.asciidoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-You must have the cluster `manage` privilege to use this API.
-For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc
deleted file mode 100644
index c2a3e3fddb5c0..0000000000000
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/ilm-index-mgt-privilege.asciidoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-You must have the `manage` privilege on the indices being managed to use this API.
-For more information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc
index e265761fc328a..ca1c825772a80 100644
--- 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
index c436c8d4b6201..3f15e6d2c32b5 100644
--- 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
index b44bb850261be..e0e9bf3280db8 100644
--- 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
index 7052546ce6a7b..d2dbd964aa526 100644
--- 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
index f5c29bf84eaed..a739ebb71da12 100644
--- 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
index eaefb7783cadb..a33b945d53717 100644
--- 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