monitoring: update documentation and changelog for new monitoring group

bird-house · Aug 23, 2023 · ef8a6f0 · ef8a6f0
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diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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 [Unreleased](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/master) (latest)
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-[//]: # (list changes here, using '-' for each new entry, remove this when items are added)
+## Changes
+
+- Monitoring: allow access to magpie members of group monitoring
+
+  To allow accessing the various monitoring WebUI without having full blown
+  magpie admin priviledge to add and remove users.
+
 
 [1.29.1](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/1.29.1) (2023-08-15)
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diff --git a/birdhouse/components/README.rst b/birdhouse/components/README.rst
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 - Prometheus alert rules: https://PAVICS_FQDN/prometheus/rules
 - AlertManager to manage alerts: https://PAVICS_FQDN/alertmanager
 
-The paths above are by default only accessible to a user logged in to magpie as an administrator.
-These routes provide sensitive information about the birdhouse-deploy software stack and the machine
-that it is running on. It is highly discouraged to make these routes available to anyone who is not
-an administrator.
+The paths above are by default only accessible to a user logged in to magpie as an administrator or
+as a member of group ``monitoring``.  These routes provide sensitive information about the
+birdhouse-deploy software stack and the machine that it is running on. It is highly discouraged to
+make these routes available to anyone who does not have proper access permissions.
 
 
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