Configuring Hue for authentication against multiple LDAP/Active Directory servers
Some organizations have more than one LDAP or Active Directory (AD), and users in one
LDAP/AD may not be present in the other. Hue supports the ability to authenticate users
against multiple LDAP/AD servers.
Before attempting LDAP authentication against multiple servers, ensure you have
configured LDAP synchronization for each server, as described in the previous
sections. As long as users and groups are synchronised across LDAP and Hue,
authentication should work.
Log in to Cloudera Manager as an Administrator.
Go to Clusters > Hue service > Configuration > Hue Service Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety Valve) for
hue_safety_valve.ini, and add the following lines for each LDAP server: