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Enable ACL for RegionServer grouping

You need to be a Global Admin to manage rsgroups if authorization is enabled.

To enable ACL:
  1. Add the following to the hbase-site.xml file: 
    <property>
  <name>hbase.security.authorization</name>
  <value>true</value>
<property>
  2. Restart your HBase Master server.