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[jira] [Created] (AMBARI-9385) Implement Keytab regeneration

Robert Levas created AMBARI-9385:
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             Summary: Implement Keytab regeneration
                 Key: AMBARI-9385
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-9385
             Project: Ambari
          Issue Type: Task
          Components: ambari-server
    Affects Versions: 2.0.0
            Reporter: Robert Levas
            Assignee: Robert Levas
             Fix For: 2.0.0


Create API entry point to initiate Kerberos keytab regeneration for the cluster:
{code}
PUT /api/v1/clusters/{clustername}?kerberos_regenerate_keytabs="true"
{code}

The entry point should invoke code to determine which principals need to be updated and then generate the following stages:
# Update Principal Passwords
# Generate Keytabs
# Distribute Keytab

This could be done in a method within {{org.apache.ambari.server.controller.KerberosHelper}} named {{regenerateKeytabs}} and flow similarly to {{org.apache.ambari.server.controller.KerberosHelper#toggleKerberos}}

A Server-side action implementation already exists for generating keytabs - see {{org.apache.ambari.server.serveraction.kerberos.CreateKeytabFilesServerAction}}.
A process is already in place to distribute keytabs - {{org/apache/ambari/server/controller/KerberosHelper.java:1192}}
A new Server-side action _may_ need to be created to update relavant principal passwords, however {{org.apache.ambari.server.serveraction.kerberos.CreatePrincipalsServerAction}} may work for this, unaltered.





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