Set the value of the dfs.webhdfs.enabled property in hdfs-site.xml to true. <property> <name>dfs.webhdfs.enabled</name> <value>true</value> </property> Create an HTTP service user principal. kadmin: addprinc -randkey HTTP/$<Fully_Qualified_Domain_Name>@$<Realm_Name>.COM where: Fully_Qualified_Domain_Name: Host where the NameNode is deployed. Realm_Name: Name of your Kerberos realm. Create a keytab file for the HTTP principal. kadmin: xst -norandkey -k /etc/security/spnego.service.keytab HTTP/$<Fully_Qualified_Domain_Name> Verify that the keytab file and the principal are associated with the correct service. klist –k -t /etc/security/spnego.service.keytab Add the dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.principal and dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.keytab properties to hdfs-site.xml. <property> <name>dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.principal</name> <value>HTTP/$<Fully_Qualified_Domain_Name>@$<Realm_Name>.COM</value> </property> <property> <name>dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.keytab</name> <value>/etc/security/spnego.service.keytab</value> </property> Restart the NameNode and the DataNodes. ... View more