This is the documentation for Cloudera Enterprise 5.12.x. Documentation for other versions is available at Cloudera Documentation.

Step 5: Configure the Kerberos Default Realm in the Cloudera Manager Admin Console

Minimum Required Role: Full Administrator

  Important: Hadoop requires a default Kerberos realm be configured in the libdefaults property in the /etc/krb5.conf file on every host in the cluster:
[libdefaults]
default_realm = EXAMPLE.COM
  1. In the Cloudera Manager Admin Console, select Administration > Settings.
  2. Under the Category filter, click Kerberos.
  3. In the Kerberos Security Realm field, enter the name of your default Kerberos realm. Use the same realm name configured in the /etc/krb5.conf file. For example, EXAMPLE.COM:

  4. Click Save Changes.
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