Configure Ranger Authentication for UNIX

How to configure Ranger to use Unix for user authentication.

You can configure Ranger authentication in two ways:

• During installation: Ranger Customize Services > Advanced tab > Ranger Settings
• After installation: Ambari > Ranger > Configs > Advanced > Ranger Settings

1. From the Ranger Settings tab:
   1. Enter the external URL, e.g. http://my-vm.hortonworks.com:6080.
   2. Under Authentication method, select UNIX.
   3. Under HTTP enabled, make a selection. This option enables you to select HTTP/HTTPS communication for Ranger admin console. If you disable HTTP, only HTTPS is allowed. HTTP is enabled by default.
2. From the UNIX Authentication Settings tab, enter the following values:

   Table 1. UNIX Authentication Settings

   Configuration Property	Description	Default Value	Example Value	Required?
   Allow remote Login	Flag to enable/disable remote login via UNIX Authentication Mode.	TRUE	TRUE	No.
   ranger.unixauth.service.hostname	The FQDN where the ranger-usersync module is running (along with the UNIX Authentication Service).	localhost	myunixhost.domain.com	Yes, if UNIX authentication is selected.
   ranger.unixauth.service.port	The port number where the ranger-usersync module is running the UNIX Authentication Service.	5151	5151	Yes, if UNIX authentication is selected.