Customizing Ambari Server Log + PID Directories

To modify the Ambari Server Log and PID locations:

Steps

On the Ambari Server host, stop the Ambari Server:
```
ambari-server stop
```
To modify the PID location, edit the Ambari Server properties file:
```
vi /etc/ambari-server/conf/ambari.properties
```
Modify the pid.dir property and save the file:
```
pid.dir=/var/run/ambari-server
```
To modify the Log location, edit the Ambari Server log4j file:
```
vi /etc/ambari-server/conf/log4j.properties
```

Modify the ambari.log.dir property and save the file:

ambari.log.dir=${ambari.root.dir}/var/log/ambari-server

Create the new directories and be sure to set the directory ownership and permissions to allow the Ambari Server process access.
Restart the Ambari Server.
```
ambari-server start
```

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