Using UI

Learn how to create a user in Ranger using UI.

  1. Sign in to Cloudera Manager.
  2. In the left navigation, click Clusters.
  3. Select the relevant Ranger cluster.
  4. Click the Web UI dropdown menu and click one of the Ranger Admin Web UI. The Ranger log in page displays.
  5. Sign in to Ranger. The Ranger home page displays.
  6. In the left navigation, click Settings, and then click Users.
  7. In the Users tab, click Add New User button. The User Detail page displays.
    Figure 1. Create user in Ranger
  8. Provide the following information:
    1. User Name: Enter the unique identifier as a user name. For example, svc-iceberg-rest-catalog.
    2. New Password: Enter the password.
    3. Password Confirm: Enter the same password that you have entered in the preceding field.
    4. First Name: Enter the first name of the user. For example, Iceberg REST.
    5. (Optional) Last Name: Enter the last name of the user. For example, Catalog.
    6. (Optional) Email Address: Enter the email id of the user. The email ID must be in [***USER_NAME***]@[***YOUR_DOMAIN***].com. For example, svc-iceberg-rest-catalog@example.com.
    7. Select Role: Click the Select Role dropdown button and select User from the list.
    8. (Optional) Group: Click Group dropdown button and select the required group from the list.
  9. Click Save.