[HDFS-4794] Browsing filesystem via webui throws kerberos exception when NN service RPC is enabled in a secure cluster

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.0
• Component/s: security
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Benoy Antony
• Reporter: Benoy Antony
• Created: 03/May/13 17:18
• Updated: 14/Oct/13 04:40
• Resolved: 14/Oct/13 04:40

Description

Browsing filesystem via webui throws kerberos exception when NN service RPC is enabled in a secure cluster
To reproduce this error,

Enable security
Enable serviceRPC by setting dfs.namenode.servicerpc-address and use a different port than the rpc port.

Click on "Browse the filesystem" on NameNode web.

The following error will be shown :
Call to NN001/12.123.123.01:8030 failed on local exception: java.io.IOException: javax.security.sasl.SaslException: GSS initiate failed [Caused by GSSException: No valid credentials provided (Mechanism level: Failed to find any Kerberos tgt)]