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Updating Ranger audit configration parameters

How to change the default time settings that control how long Ranger keeps audit data collected by solr.

You can configure parameters that control how much data collected by solr that Ranger will store for auditing purposes.
Table 1. Ranger Audit Configuration Parameters
Parameter Name Description Default Setting Units
ranger.audit.solr.config.ttl

Time To Live for Solr Collection of Ranger Audits

 90 days
ranger.audit.solr.config.delete.trigger Auto Delete Period in seconds for Solr Collection of Ranger Audits for expired documents 1 days (configurable)
  1. From Cloudera Manager choose Ranger > Configuration.
  2. In Search, type ranger.audit.solr.config, then press Return.
  3. In ranger.audit.solr.config.ttl, set the the number of days to keep audit data.
  4. In ranger.audit.solr.config.delete.trigger set the number and units (days, minutes, hours, or seconds) to keep data for expired documents
  5. Refresh the configuration, using one of the following two options:
    1. Click Refresh Configuration, as prompted or, if Refresh Configuration does not appear,
    2. In Actions, click Update Solr config-set for Ranger, then confirm.