From 3987e698fc7cda7cb53c41636eda754ef73e8f5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: noramullen1 <42354779+noramullen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 13:51:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add note about user-specific tokens (addresses #1028 )

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 content/v2.0/security/tokens/create-token.md | 5 +++++
 content/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens.md  | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/v2.0/security/tokens/create-token.md b/content/v2.0/security/tokens/create-token.md
index f5c1b93b2..882b70f52 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/security/tokens/create-token.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/security/tokens/create-token.md
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ weight: 201
 Create authentication tokens using the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the `influx`
 command line interface (CLI).
 
+
+Tokens are visible only to the user who created them and stop working when the user is deactivated. We recommend creating a generic IT user to create and manage tokens for writing data.
+
+##
+
 ## Create a token in the InfluxDB UI
 
 1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data (Load Data)** > **Tokens**.
diff --git a/content/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens.md b/content/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens.md
index 7e2730e50..c583e4e70 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ weight: 202
 View authentication tokens using the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the `influx`
 command line interface (CLI).
 
+{{% note %}}
+Tokens are visible only to the user who created them and stop working when the user is deactivated. We recommend creating a generic IT user to create and manage tokens for writing data.
+{{% note %}}
+
 ## View tokens in the InfluxDB UI
 
 1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data (Load Data)** > **Tokens**.