You can configure the Ambari Server to run as a non-root user.
During the ambari-server setup
process, when prompted to Customize user account for ambari-server daemon?
,
choose y
.
The setup process prompts you for the appropriate, non-root user to run the Ambari Server as; for example: ambari.
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The non-root user you choose to run the Ambari Server should be part of the Hadoop group. This
group must match the service Hadoop group accounts referenced in the Customize Services >
Misc tab during the Install Wizard configuration step. The default group name is |