Ranger console navigation

Explains the basic Ranger console/GUI.

  • The Service Manager for Resource Based Policies page displays when you log in to Ranger Admin Web UI. You can use Service Manager to create services for CDP resources (HDFS, HBase, Hive, etc.) and add access policies to those resources.


    Ranger Service Manager home.

    Use the left navigation panel to navigate the Ranger Admin Web UI.

    To return to the Service Manager home page, click the Ranger icon at the uppper left corner of the Ranger Admin Web UI page.


    Shows individual resource-based poilices list.
  • Resource Policies -- Clicking Resource Polices displays a list of resource-based policies. Click a specific policy name to open policy management page for the selected service. You can use the policy page to administer access policies for that service.

  • Tag Policies -- Clicking Tag Polices displays a list of resource-based policies. Click a specific policy name to open policy management page for the selected tag-based policy. You can use the Tag policy page to administer access policies for tag-based policies.

  • Reports -- Clicking Reports opens the Reports page. You can use the Reports page to generate user access reports for resource and tag-based policies based on search criteria such as policy name, resource, group, and user name.

  • Audits -- Click Audits, then select Access, Admin, Login Sessions, Plugins, Plugin Status or User Sync to access the Audit page Access, Admin, Login Sessions, Plugins, Plugin Status, and User Sync tabs. These UIs provide adiministrator access to monitor user activity at the resource level, and also to set up conditional auditing based on users, groups, or time.


    Shows Ranger Audit tab.
  • Security Zone -- Lets you organize resource and tag-based services and policies into separate security zones. You can assign one or more administrators for each security zone. Security zone administrators can then create and update policies for their security zone.


    Shows Ranger Security Zones page.
  • Settings -- Enables you to manage and assign policy permissions to users and groups. Select the appropirate link to the Users, Groups, Roles, and Permissions pages.


    Shows Ranger Admin Web UI Users tab.
    Shows Ranger Admin Web UI permissions