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 ### Using Kibana to render the log events
 
-Access the Kibana web UI by hitting [http://localhost:5601](http://localhost:5601) with a web browser.
+Access the Kibana web UI by hitting [http://localhost:5601](http://localhost:5601) with a web browser, and when prompted enter username `elastic` and password `changeme`.
 
 ## Usage on Linux and macOS