Configuring Peers with SAML Authentication If your cluster uses SAML Authentication, perform the following before creating a peer. Create a Cloudera Manager user account that has the User Administrator or Full Administrator role. You can also use an existing user that has one of these roles. and then delete the user account after adding the peer. Create or modify the peer, as described in this topic. Delete the Cloudera Manager user account that was just created. Parent topic: Designating a Replication Source