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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ You can't manually modify a follower index's mappings or aliases. To make
195195changes, you must update the leader index. Because they are read-only, follower
196196indices reject writes in all configurations. 
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198+ NOTE: Although changes to aliases on the leader index are replicated to follower
199+ indices, write indices are ignored. Follower indices can't accept direct writes,
200+ so if any leader aliases have `is_write_index` set to `true`, that value is
201+ forced to `false`.
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198203For example, you index a document named `doc_1` in Datacenter A, which
199204replicates to Datacenter B. If a client connects to Datacenter B and attempts
200205to update `doc_1`, the request fails. To update `doc_1`, the client must
 
 
   
 
     
   
   
          
    
    
     
    
      
     
     
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