Edit webhcat-site.xml file, to add the following
information:
</property>
<name>templeton.kerberos.principal</name>
<value>HTTP/_HOST@EXAMPLE.COM</value>
<description/>
<property>
<property>
<name>templeton.kerberos.keytab</name>
<value>/etc/security/keytabs/spnego.service.keytab</value>
<description/>
</property>
<property>
<name>templeton.kerberos.secret</name>
<value>secret</value>
<description/>
</property><property>
<name>templeton.hive.properties</name>
<value>hive.metastore.local=false,hive.metastore.uris=thrift://MetastoreHost_FQDN:9083,hive.metastore.sasl.enabled=true,hive.metastore.execute.setugi= true,hive.exec.mode.local.auto=false,hive.metastore.kerberos.principal=$HIVE_PRINCIPAL/_HOST@EXAMPLE.COM"</value>
<description/>
</property> 
