[AMBARI-12448] Non-Root: Ranger Admin install fails with permission denied

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.1.0
• Assignee: Andrew Onischuk
• Reporter: Andrew Onischuk
• Created: 17/Jul/15 12:16
• Updated: 17/Jul/15 14:33
• Resolved: 17/Jul/15 12:22

Description

When installing Ranger on Ambari 2.1.0-1426 with 2.3.0.0-2553 with non-root
server/agent, umask 027 the Ranger Admin Install fails with the following
error:

resource_management.core.exceptions.Fail: Execution of 'python /usr/hdp/current/ranger-admin/dba_script.py -q' returned 1. Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/hdp/current/ranger-admin/dba_script.py", line 1412, in <module>
main(sys.argv)
File "/usr/hdp/current/ranger-admin/dba_script.py", line 1104, in main
populate_global_dict()
File "/usr/hdp/current/ranger-admin/dba_script.py", line 63, in populate_global_dict
read_config_file = open(os.path.join(RANGER_ADMIN_HOME,'install.properties'))
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/hdp/current/ranger-admin/install.properties'

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