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Administering Ambari
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  • 1. Administering Ambari: Overview
    • 1. Terms and Definitions
    • 2. Logging in to Ambari
    • 3. About the Ambari Administration Interface
  • 2. Ambari Admin Tasks
    • 1. Changing the Administrator Account Password
    • 2. Creating a Cluster
    • 3. Setting Cluster Permissions
    • 4. Viewing the Cluster Dashboard
    • 5. Renaming a Cluster
  • 3. Managing Users and Groups
    • 1. Users and Groups Overview
      • 1.1. Local and LDAP User and Group Types
      • 1.2. Ambari Admin Privileges
    • 2. Creating a Local User
    • 3. Setting User Status
    • 4. Setting the Ambari Admin Flag
    • 5. Changing the Password for a Local User
    • 6. Deleting a Local User
    • 7. Creating a Local Group
    • 8. Managing Group Membership
      • 8.1. Adding a User to a Group
      • 8.2. Modifying Group Membership
    • 9. Deleting a Local Group
  • 4. Managing Views
    • 1. Terminology
    • 2. Basic Concepts
      • 2.1. Ambari Views Versions and Instances
      • 2.2. Deploying a View
    • 3. Creating View Instances
    • 4. Setting View Permissions
    • 5. Additional Information
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​Chapter 3. Managing Users and Groups

An "Ambari Admin" can create and manage users and groups available to Ambari. An Ambari Admin can also import user and group information into Ambari from external LDAP systems. This section describes the specific tasks you perform when managing users and groups in Ambari.

  • Local and LDAP User and Group Types

  • Ambari Admin Privileges

  • Creating a Local User

  • Setting User Status

  • Setting the Ambari Admin Flag

  • Changing the Password for a Local User

  • Deleting a Local User

  • Creating a Local Group

  • Managing Group Membership

  • Deleting a Local Group

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