https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Python-connect-to-Hadoop-using-Hive-with-Kerberos/m-p/167069#M129401 <PRE>hive_client = HiveClient(db_host='XXXXXXXXX.scglobaluat.aduat.scotiacapital.com', port=10000, authMechanism='GSSAPI', user='XXXXXXX', password='XXXXXX',database='tsz', kbservice='hive') </PRE><P><STRONG>The below is error code:</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Please let me know where is the issue</STRONG></P><TABLE><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE><P> Traceback (most recent call last): </P><P> File "C:/Users/speesary/connct_server", line 33, in &lt;module&gt; database='tsz', kbservice='hive') File "C:/Users/speesary/connct_server", line 17, in __init__ kerberos_service_name=kbservice </P><P> File "C:\Users\speesary\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python27\site-packages\impala\dbapi.py", line 147, in connect auth_mechanism=auth_mechanism)</P><P> File "C:\Users\speesary\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python27\site-packages\impala\hiveserver2.py", line 658, in connect transport.open() </P><P> File "C:\Users\speesary\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python27\site-packages\thrift_sasl\__init__.py", line 72, in open message=("Could not start SASL: %s" % self.sasl.getError())) thrift.transport.TTransport.TTransportException:</P><P> Could not start SASL: Error in sasl_client_start (-4) SASL(-4): no mechanism available: Unable to find a callback: 2 Process finished with exit code 1</P> Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:06:48 GMT siddharth_peesa 2017-01-19T01:06:48Z