Activating the Hive Web UI

HiveServer2 GUI/ Web UI does not display active client connections after enabling Kerberos. You must correct this problem, which leads to a Kerberos ticket problem for a browser client.

HiveServer2 GUI/ Web UI does not display active client connections after enabling Kerberos. This issue occurs when Spnego authentication is disabled. This problem leads to issues in getting a Kerberos ticket to client on browsers.
  1. In Cloudera Manager, go to Clusters > Hive-on-Tez > Configuration.
  2. Search for HiveServer2 Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety valve) for hive-site.xml
  3. Click + and add the following property and value: hive.server2.webui.spnego.keytab = hive.keytab
  4. Click + and add the following property and value: hive.server2.webui.spnego.principal = HTTP/_HOST@<REALM NAME>
  5. Click + and add the following property and value: hive.server2.webui.use.spnego = true
  6. Save changes, and restart Hive-on-Tez.
    The Hive Web UI shows active client connections.