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Hi.i am using HDP 2.1.2 .i want to enable hdfs acl in hdfs-site.xml but i could not see in my hdfs-site.xml..how can i do this...?​

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@sankar rao

hdfs acl is implemented in HDFS version 2.4.0, which is included in HDP 2.1.2. If not found, you can add it from ambari

Ambari Dasboard>HDFS>Configuration>Advanced>Custom hdfs-site

Add property dfs.namenode.acls.enabled=true

Restart the services to take this effect

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@sankar rao

hdfs acl is implemented in HDFS version 2.4.0, which is included in HDP 2.1.2. If not found, you can add it from ambari

Ambari Dasboard>HDFS>Configuration>Advanced>Custom hdfs-site

Add property dfs.namenode.acls.enabled=true

Restart the services to take this effect

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Correct answer rguruvannagari

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@rguruvannagari

Tq for valuable info ..i have small concern regrading this... Ambari Dasboard>HDFS>Configuration>Custom hdfs-site

should i add Add property dfs.namenode.acls.enabled=true in download time of cluster or can i added any time?

the resoans for asking is after adding should we need to restart any services which will effect the correct jobs..?

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You would need to restart the services after adding the property to hdfs-site

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@rguruvannagar

Thanks you but my concern is..should i add this property in off-hours? while i restart the serveries will effect the current running jobs

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@sankar rao

Go through the below link which got the parameter with example for the same. Kindly vote if its relevant.

http://hortonworks.com/blog/hdfs-acls-fine-grained-permissions-hdfs-files-hadoop/

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Thanks you guys...

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Unrelated to your question, please consider upgrading to a more recent HDP release. HDP 2.4.2 has numerous performance and stability improvements over 2.1.x, not to mention tons of new features.