# Manage system indices with Curator \[Elasticsearch 7.14.2\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/manage-system-indices-with-curator-elasticsearch-7-14-2/288410>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** curator\
**Created:** [November 4, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/manage-system-indices-with-curator-elasticsearch-7-14-2/288410 "2021-11-04T12:52:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![RdrgPorto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rdrgporto/32/13278_2.png) [@RdrgPorto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RdrgPorto)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/manage-system-indices-with-curator-elasticsearch-7-14-2/288410/1 "2021-11-04T12:52:01Z")

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**Elasticsearch version** : 7.14.2

**Curator version** : 5.8.4

Hi, everyone

I have seen a **warning message** in **Curator** in which **Elasticsearch** reports that in a future major version **direct access to system indices will be prevented by default**. Here you are the message:

```auto
/opt/bitnami/python/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/connection/base.py:200: ElasticsearchWarning: this request accesses system indices: [.apm-agent-configuration, .apm-custom-link, .async-search, .kibana_1, .kibana_7.14.2_001, .kibana_task_manager_1, .kibana_task_manager_7.14.2_001, .security-7, .tasks], but in a future major version, direct access to system indices will be prevented by default

```

Is there any way to allow access to system indices ?

Thanks in advance,

Rodrigo

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**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/manage-system-indices-with-curator-elasticsearch-7-14-2/288410/2 "2021-11-04T14:41:47Z")

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Note that it says "by default," which implies there will be a flag or setting which will allow direct access.

If such is required, Curator will add it when the time comes.

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**Author:** ![RdrgPorto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rdrgporto/32/13278_2.png) [@RdrgPorto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RdrgPorto)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/manage-system-indices-with-curator-elasticsearch-7-14-2/288410/3 "2021-11-05T06:41:07Z")

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Hi,

I created an issue on [#1627 · elastic/curator](https://github.com/elastic/curator/issues/1627).

Thanks,

Regards

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/manage-system-indices-with-curator-elasticsearch-7-14-2/288410/4 "2021-12-03T06:41:25Z")

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