Enable Impersonation for HBase REST Gateway

About this task

To enable HBase REST Gateway impersonation, configure all HBase servers to allow proxy users, then configure every REST Gateway to enable impersonation.

Procedure

To enable REST Gateway impersonation, add the following to the hbase-site.xml file for every REST gateway:
<property>
    <name>hbase.rest.support.proxyuser</name>
    <value>true</value>
</property>