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Posted to commits@hawq.apache.org by li...@apache.org on 2017/03/25 23:55:33 UTC

incubator-hawq-docs git commit: add warning to enable/disable

Repository: incubator-hawq-docs
Updated Branches:
  refs/heads/feature/ranger-integration b3511b36e -> 458524cc7


add warning to enable/disable


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-hawq-docs/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-hawq-docs/commit/458524cc
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-hawq-docs/tree/458524cc
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-hawq-docs/diff/458524cc

Branch: refs/heads/feature/ranger-integration
Commit: 458524cc785c4668a90abdac3107f79b5966296c
Parents: b3511b3
Author: Lisa Owen <lo...@pivotal.io>
Authored: Sat Mar 25 16:55:13 2017 -0700
Committer: Lisa Owen <lo...@pivotal.io>
Committed: Sat Mar 25 16:55:13 2017 -0700

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 markdown/ranger/ranger-integration-config.html.md.erb | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-hawq-docs/blob/458524cc/markdown/ranger/ranger-integration-config.html.md.erb
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diff --git a/markdown/ranger/ranger-integration-config.html.md.erb b/markdown/ranger/ranger-integration-config.html.md.erb
index 34e1536..2031fae 100644
--- a/markdown/ranger/ranger-integration-config.html.md.erb
+++ b/markdown/ranger/ranger-integration-config.html.md.erb
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ The following procedures describe each configuration activity.
 7. To validate connectivity between Ranger and HAWQ, access the Ranger Admin UI in Ambari, click the edit icon associated with the `hawq` service definition. Ensure that the Active Status is set to Enabled, and click the **Test Connection** button. You should receive a message that Ranger connected succesfully.  If it fails to connect, edit your HAWQ connectivity properties directly in the Ranger Admin UI and re-test the connection.
 
 
-## <a id="enable"></a>Step 2: Configure HAWQ to Use Ranger Policy Management
+## <a id="enable"></a>Step 2: Configure HAWQ to Use Ranger Policy Management
+
+The default Ranger service definition for HAWQ assigns the HAWQ user (typically `gpadmin`) all privileges to all objects. 
+
+**Warning**: If you enable HAWQ-Ranger authorization with only the default HAWQ service policies defined, other HAWQ users will have no privileges, even for HAWQ objects (databases, tables) that they own.
 
 1. Select the **HAWQ** Service, and then select the **Configs** tab.
 2. Select the **Advanced** tab, and then expand **Custom hawq-site**.