diff --git a/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/FileSettingsRoleMappingUpgradeIT.java b/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/FileSettingsRoleMappingUpgradeIT.java
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-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
- * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
- * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
- * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
- * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
- */
-
-package org.elasticsearch.upgrades;
-
-import com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.annotations.Name;
-
-import org.elasticsearch.client.Request;
-import org.elasticsearch.core.SuppressForbidden;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.XContentTestUtils;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.cluster.ElasticsearchCluster;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.cluster.local.distribution.DistributionType;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.cluster.util.resource.Resource;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.ClassRule;
-import org.junit.rules.RuleChain;
-import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
-import org.junit.rules.TestRule;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
-
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
-
-public class FileSettingsRoleMappingUpgradeIT extends ParameterizedRollingUpgradeTestCase {
-
-    private static final int ROLE_MAPPINGS_CLEANUP_MIGRATION_VERSION = 2;
-    private static final String SETTING_JSON = """
-        {
-             "metadata": {
-                 "version": "1",
-                 "compatibility": "8.4.0"
-             },
-             "state": {
-                 "role_mappings": {
-                       "everyone_kibana": {
-                          "enabled": true,
-                          "roles": [ "kibana_user" ],
-                          "rules": { "field": { "username": "*" } }
-                       }
-                 }
-             }
-        }""";
-
-    private static final TemporaryFolder repoDirectory = new TemporaryFolder();
-    private static final ElasticsearchCluster cluster = ElasticsearchCluster.local()
-        .distribution(DistributionType.DEFAULT)
-        .version(getOldClusterTestVersion())
-        .nodes(NODE_NUM)
-        .setting("path.repo", new Supplier<>() {
-            @Override
-            @SuppressForbidden(reason = "TemporaryFolder only has io.File methods, not nio.File")
-            public String get() {
-                return repoDirectory.getRoot().getPath();
-            }
-        })
-        .setting("xpack.security.enabled", "true")
-        // workaround to avoid having to set up clients and authorization headers
-        .setting("xpack.security.authc.anonymous.roles", "superuser")
-        .configFile("operator/settings.json", Resource.fromString(SETTING_JSON))
-        .build();
-
-    @ClassRule
-    public static TestRule ruleChain = RuleChain.outerRule(repoDirectory).around(cluster);
-
-    public FileSettingsRoleMappingUpgradeIT(@Name("upgradedNodes") int upgradedNodes) {
-        super(upgradedNodes);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected ElasticsearchCluster getUpgradeCluster() {
-        return cluster;
-    }
-
-    @Before
-    public void checkVersions() {
-        assumeTrue(
-            "Only relevant when upgrading from a version before role mappings were stored in cluster state",
-            oldClusterHasFeature("gte_v8.4.0") && oldClusterHasFeature("gte_v8.15.0") == false
-        );
-    }
-
-    private static void waitForSecurityMigrationCompletionIfIndexExists() throws Exception {
-        final Request request = new Request("GET", "_cluster/state/metadata/.security-7");
-        assertBusy(() -> {
-            Map<String, Object> indices = new XContentTestUtils.JsonMapView(entityAsMap(client().performRequest(request))).get(
-                "metadata.indices"
-            );
-            assertNotNull(indices);
-            // If the security index exists, migration needs to happen. There is a bug in pre cluster state role mappings code that tries
-            // to write file based role mappings before security index manager state is recovered, this makes it look like the security
-            // index is outdated (isIndexUpToDate == false). Because we can't rely on the index being there for old versions, this check
-            // is needed.
-            if (indices.containsKey(".security-7")) {
-                // JsonMapView doesn't support . prefixed indices (splits on .)
-                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-                String responseVersion = new XContentTestUtils.JsonMapView((Map<String, Object>) indices.get(".security-7")).get(
-                    "migration_version.version"
-                );
-                assertNotNull(responseVersion);
-                assertTrue(Integer.parseInt(responseVersion) >= ROLE_MAPPINGS_CLEANUP_MIGRATION_VERSION);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    public void testRoleMappingsAppliedOnUpgrade() throws Exception {
-        if (isOldCluster()) {
-            Request clusterStateRequest = new Request("GET", "/_cluster/state/metadata");
-            List<Object> roleMappings = new XContentTestUtils.JsonMapView(entityAsMap(client().performRequest(clusterStateRequest))).get(
-                "metadata.role_mappings.role_mappings"
-            );
-            assertThat(roleMappings, is(nullValue()));
-        } else if (isUpgradedCluster()) {
-            // the nodes have all been upgraded. Check they re-processed the role mappings in the settings file on
-            // upgrade
-            Request clusterStateRequest = new Request("GET", "/_cluster/state/metadata");
-            List<Object> clusterStateRoleMappings = new XContentTestUtils.JsonMapView(
-                entityAsMap(client().performRequest(clusterStateRequest))
-            ).get("metadata.role_mappings.role_mappings");
-            assertThat(clusterStateRoleMappings, is(not(nullValue())));
-            assertThat(clusterStateRoleMappings.size(), equalTo(1));
-            waitForSecurityMigrationCompletionIfIndexExists();
-            assertThat(
-                entityAsMap(client().performRequest(new Request("GET", "/_security/role_mapping"))).keySet(),
-                contains("everyone_kibana-read-only-operator-mapping")
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}