[AMBARI-10165] Permission denied on .hash file when starting ambari server as non root user on ubuntu

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: ambari-server

Environment

Ubuntu

• Assignee: Dmytro Sen
• Reporter: Dmytro Sen
• Created: 20/Mar/15 18:38
• Updated: 30/Jun/15 14:03
• Resolved: 20/Mar/15 20:15

Description

Created a non root user 'ambari' during ambari-server setup on Ubuntu. then
su - ambari -s /bin/sh
/usr/sbin/ambari-server start throws the below error on each service.

/usr/sbin/ambari-server start
Using python  /usr/bin/python2.7
Starting ambari-server
Unable to check PostgreSQL server status when starting without root privileges.
Please do not forget to start PostgreSQL server.
Organizing resource files at /var/lib/ambari-server/resources...
ERROR: Exiting with exit code -1. 
REASON: Can not organize resource files at /var/lib/ambari-server/resources: Can not read file /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/common-services/SLIDER/0.60.0.2.2/package/.hash : [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/ambari-server/resources/common-services/SLIDER/0.60.0.2.2/package/.hash'

This is working fine on centos6

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