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Use this account type to connect to datasources that use Kerberos accounts. You can manage your Kerberos account for Hadoop using either SnapLogic Manager or Designer.

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Hadoop Snaps with data sources that use Kerberos accounts.

Prerequisites

  • None.

Limitations and Known Issues

  • None.

Account Settings

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Use the Create Account popup to create AWS S3 accounts:

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Parameter NameData TypeDescriptionDefault ValueExample 
LabelString
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Unique name for the account.
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N/AKerberos Account
Client PrincipalString

The client principal associated with the account.

N/Asnaplogic/EXAMPLE.COM@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Keytab FileStringPath to the Keytab file.N/A

/keytabs/snaplogic.keytab

Service PrincipalString

The service principal associated with the account.

Protocols supported: HDFS

N/Akrbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM@ATHENA.MIT.EDU

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Note

Even though you pass both client and server principals here, the Snap only validates the client information and not the server information. This is because server validation requires information that is available only in the Snap's settings and not the Account settings.


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Warning

The security model configured for the Groundplex (SIMPLE or KERBEROS authentication) must match the security model of the remote server. Due to limitations of the Hadoop library, we are only able to create the necessary internal credentials for the configuration of the Groundplex.

Limitations

  • None.

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

Error MessageReasonResolution
Failed to validate account: Kerberos keytab file does not exist or cannot be read.

Specify the location of the keytab file.

This typically means that the Keytab File or Client Principal details provided are incorrect.

Please verify if the provided credentials are correct.
Cannot locate default realm

No reason provided by the snap

This error appears when the value in the Client Principal field is not in the format expected.