Summary

In order to install Ranger in kerberized environment, user will have to enable kerberos on the cluster where Ranger is to be installed. Once, cluster is kerberized, user will have to create principals for each Ranger service and then follow below given steps to install Ranger.

Creating Keytab and principals

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 E.g : kinit -kt /etc/security/keytabs/spnego.service.keytab HTTP/mp-ranger-0703-3.novalocal@EXAMPLE.COM 

 (After above command there should not be any error u can check using “klist” whether the above command was successful)

      > kdestroy (Please do dont miss kdestroy after above step)

For Ranger Admin:

• Create rangeradmin/<FQDN of Ranger Admin>@<REALM>

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> kdestroy (Please don’t miss kdestroy after above step)

For Ranger Lookup:

•   Create rangerlookup/<FQDN of Ranger Admin>@<REALM>

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> kdestroy (Please don’t miss kdestroy after above step)

For Ranger Usersync:

•  Create rangerusersync/<FQDN>@<REALM>

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> kdestroy (Please don’t miss kdestroy after above step)

For Ranger Tagsync:

• Create rangertagsync/<FQDN>@<REALM>

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