# Action \[indices:admin/auto\_create\] is unauthorized for API key id \[####\] of user \[elastic/fleet-server\] on indices \[metricbeat-7.14.1-2021.09.08\], this action is granted by the index privileges \[auto\_configure,create\_index,manage,all\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-indices-admin-auto-create-is-unauthorized-for-api-key-id-of-user-elastic-fleet-server-on-indices-metricbeat-7-14-1-2021-09-08-this-action-is-granted-by-the-index-privileges-auto-configure-create-index-manage-all/283608>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** fleet\
**Created:** [September 8, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-indices-admin-auto-create-is-unauthorized-for-api-key-id-of-user-elastic-fleet-server-on-indices-metricbeat-7-14-1-2021-09-08-this-action-is-granted-by-the-index-privileges-auto-configure-create-index-manage-all/283608 "2021-09-08T05:30:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![blaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/blaker/32/65621_2.png) [@blaker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/blaker)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-indices-admin-auto-create-is-unauthorized-for-api-key-id-of-user-elastic-fleet-server-on-indices-metricbeat-7-14-1-2021-09-08-this-action-is-granted-by-the-index-privileges-auto-configure-create-index-manage-all/283608/2 "2021-09-08T18:23:44Z")

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@ruflin Any ideas here? Elastic Agent should not be using the `metricbeat-*` index at all.

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