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Setting up Kerberos users

Last updated: 9/10/2026
After Kerberos is installed and configured on the cluster, the Cluster Administrator needs to create client users.

Procedure

Set up client users as principals with long-term keys in the KDC using the kadmin.local command line.

In the following example, a principal for Cloudera user is being added.

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