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Ranger HDFS test connection fails

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I have installed ranger earlier also and followed same steps, but my test connection is failing with HDFS repository

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@chennuri gouri shankar

Do you have kerberos enabled in cluster ? if so you need to use user principal and password created for the principal in HDFS repository username and password.

Also use same in HDFS Ranger configs. Please check link below -

https://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2/HDP-2.5.0/bk_security/content/hdfs_plugin_kerberos.ht...

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@chennuri gouri shankar Can you please attach screenshot and xa_portal error log

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@chennuri gouri shankar

Do you have kerberos enabled in cluster ? if so you need to use user principal and password created for the principal in HDFS repository username and password.

Also use same in HDFS Ranger configs. Please check link below -

https://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2/HDP-2.5.0/bk_security/content/hdfs_plugin_kerberos.ht...

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Super Collaborator

Thanks it help to resolve issue. I was missing with username principal