Connecting to Hive Metastore

The connection requirements Hive Metastore clients use to connect to Hive Metastore is based on the Hive Metastore authenication method:

Authentication Method Connection Requirements
MapR-SASL

Client nodes require the following:

  • They are configured use MapR-SASL when authenticating with Hive Metastore.
  • A valid MapR ticket.
Kerberos

Client nodes require the following:

  • They are configured use Kerberos when authenticating with Hive Metastore.
  • A valid Kerberos ticket.
No Authentication If the cluster is secure, client nodes require a MapR ticket.