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Configuring Custom Properties for Privacera Services

This guide describes how to configure custom properties for Privacera services such as auditserver, dataserver, and others. These custom configuration files allow you to override default settings to meet specific environmental or operational requirements.

Location for Custom Properties

All custom property files must be placed within the following directory on the Privacera Manager host:

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privacera/privacera-manager/config/custom-properties/

Examples of correct file placement:

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privacera/privacera-manager/config/custom-properties/audit-custom.properties
privacera/privacera-manager/config/custom-properties/dataserver-custom.properties

Steps to Add Custom Properties

To configure and apply custom properties for Privacera services, follow these steps:

1. Connect to the Server

SSH into the machine where Privacera Manager is installed.

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ssh <your-server>

2. Navigate to the Configuration Directory

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager/config

3. Create the custom-properties Folder (if it doesn't exist)

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mkdir -p custom-properties

4. Create or Edit the Custom Properties File

For example, to configure the auditserver:

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vi custom-properties/audit-custom.properties

Add your required custom properties. For example:

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audit.destination.enabled=true
audit.destination.type=hdfs

Repeat this process for other Privacera services as needed, ensuring you use the correct filename as outlined in the table below.

Service Custom Properties File
auditserver audit-custom.properties
dataserver dataserver-custom.properties
databricks databricks-custom.properties
discovery discovery-custom.properties
discovery-consumer discovery-consumer-custom.properties
ops-server ops-server-custom.properties
pegV2 pegv2-custom.properties
pkafka pkafka-custom.properties
portal portal-custom.properties
privacera-services privacera-services-custom.properties
privacera-usersync usersync-custom.properties
ranger-admin ranger-admin-custom.properties
ranger-tagsync ranger-tagsync-custom.properties
ranger-usersync ranger-usersync-custom.properties
scheme-server scheme-server-custom.properties

Deploy Your Changes

Once the properties are configured, run the following commands to update your Privacera Manager platform instance:

Step 1 - Setup which generates the helm charts. This step usually takes few minutes.

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager
./privacera-manager.sh setup
Step 2 - Apply the Privacera Manager helm charts.
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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager
./pm_with_helm.sh upgrade
Step 3 - (Optional) Post-installation step which generates Plugin tar ball, updates Route 53 DNS and so on. This step is not required if you are updating only connector properties.

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager
./privacera-manager.sh post-install