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Configuring role groups for email alerts

You can configure a role group using Cloudera Manager. A role group defines a subset of roles and their alerts are sent to the experts who manage these roles. You can create any number of role groups.

Minimum Required Role: Limited Cluster Administrator (also provided by Full Administrator and Cluster Administrator)

  1. Log into Cloudera Manager as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Clusters > Cloudera Management Service > Configuration.
  3. Select Alert Publisher from the SCOPE drop-down menu and select Main from the CATEGORY drop-down menu.
  4. Locate the Role groups for email alerting property or search for it by typing its name in the Search box.
  5. Configure the Role groups for email alerting property. Click Add Another to add a new role group.
  6. Enter a unique name for the role group in the Key field.
  7. Optional: Enter the comma-separated list of role names in the Value field.
  8. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page to save your settings.
  9. Restart the Alert Publisher role. For more information, see Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Role Instances.