Troubleshooting Apache Ranger Admin¶

Enable Debug Logging¶

To enable debug logging for Apache Ranger Admin, you can set the RANGER_ADMIN_LOG_LEVEL configuration parameter to DEBUG. This configuration allows you to view detailed logs for Apache Ranger Admin to troubleshoot issues.

Go to the server where Privacera Manager is installed and navigate to the configuration directory:

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager/config
# Copy the sample vars file to the custom vars directory if it does not exist in custom-vars directory
cp -n sample-vars/vars.ranger.admin.yml custom-vars/
vi custom-vars/vars.ranger.admin.yml

Add the following property and set it to DEBUG. If the property already exists, update the value to DEBUG:

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RANGER_LOG_LEVEL: "DEBUG"

After making the changes, save the file and run the following command to apply the configuration changes and restart the Ranger Admin service:

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

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager
./pm_with_helm.sh upgrade

After restarting the Ranger Admin service, you should be able to see detailed logs in the Ranger Admin log files.

Revert to Default Log Level¶

It is not advised to run Apache Ranger Admin with debug logging enabled in production environments. To revert to the default log level, set the RANGER_LOG_LEVEL configuration parameter to INFO or comment out the property in the custom-vars/vars.ranger.admin.yml file. After making the changes, save the file and run the commands to apply the configuration changes and restart the Ranger Admin service:

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