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Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

KuldeepK — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:07:34 GMT

I have namenode HA configured with Kerberos authentication, when ranger hdfs plugin is disabled, my hdfs services are running fine, when I enable ranger HDFS plugin then my namenode is unable to come up because of below error:

File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ambari_simplejson/decoder.py", line 353, in raw_decode raise 
ValueError("No JSON object could be decoded")
ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded

I know there is know issue - if we change ranger admin UI password, then we also need to modify the same password in admin_password field under advance_ranger_configs section via Ambari UI. I tried doing the same thing but its not working.

Anyone has any idea or has seen this issue in past ?

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

jstraub — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:30:33 GMT

Can you look into ambari and hdfs logs and check whether their is any message that has more details, especially what file/object Ambari is trying to decode?

Do you see a repository for HDFS in Ranger?

I have a cluster with NN HA and Ranger HDFS plugin enabled running on HDP 2.3.2 and Ambari 2.1.2.1 without any issues.

Edit: What version of HDP and Ambari do you have?

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

bdurai — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:52:38 GMT

Can you make sure that the password for amb_ranger_admin in RangerAdmin->User is the same as in Ambari -> Ranger -> Config -> Ambari Admin User

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

KuldeepK — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:09:55 GMT

I tried changing password for amb_ranger_admin however no luck. will update you once I get it working

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

KuldeepK — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:10:46 GMT

Sure I will check. I have HDP 2.3.2 and Ambari 2.1.1

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

aervits — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 02:07:19 GMT

@Kuldeep Kulkarni has this been resolved? Please accept best answer or provide your own solution.

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

Adija1 — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:16:09 GMT

Hello

I came across your problem and it seems to be a major issue. I've posted a question regarding this issue. We use Ranger for managing hive authorizations - and after changing the Ranger Admin password we can no longer use it for that. To be more precise - HiveServer2 won't start unless we disable Ranger as the authorization manager for hive in Ambari. More details in my post: https://community.hortonworks.com/questions/14329/hiveserver2-wont-start-after-changing-rangers-admi.html

I really hope someone will fix this bug.

Adi

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

vperiasamy — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:56:25 GMT

Please see my suggestion at https://community.hortonworks.com/questions/14329/hiveserver2-wont-start-after-changing-rangers-admi.html

Re: Namenode unable to start - Ranger issue in namenode HA configuration

Adija — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 02:50:04 GMT

Hello

I'm having the same problem.

After changing ranger admin password in ranger & in ambari (under ambari ranger config) hive server won't start.

I get No json object could be decoded.

Only if I disable ranger from hive authorization it starts.

Hdp 2.3.2

Ambari 2.1.2.1

Any help would appreciated.

Adi