Creating a Kafka Role
Scenario
Create and configure a Kafka role as an MRS cluster administrator.
This section applies to MRS 3.x or later.

- The Kafka role can be created for clusters in security mode, but not for clusters in common mode.
- If the current component uses Ranger for permission control, you need to configure permission management policies based on Ranger. For details, see Adding a Ranger Access Permission Policy for Kafka.
Procedure
- Log in to FusionInsight Manager and choose System > Permission > Role.
- On the displayed page, click Create Role and enter a Role Name and Description.
- On the Configure Resource Permission page, choose Name of the desired cluster > Kafka.
- Select permissions based on service requirements. For details about configuration items, see Table 1.
Table 1 Description Scenario
Role Authorization
Setting the Kafka administrator permissions
In the Configure Resource Permission table, choose Name of the desired cluster > Kafka > Kafka Manager Privileges.
NOTE:This permission allows you to create and delete topics, but does not allow you to produce or consume any topics.
Setting the production permission of a user on a topic
- In the Configure Resource Permission table, choose Name of the desired cluster > Kafka > Kafka Topic Producer And Consumer Privileges.
- In the Permission column of the specified topic, select Kafka Producer Permission.
Setting the consumption permission of a user on a topic
- In the Configure Resource Permission table, choose Name of the desired cluster > Kafka > Kafka Topic Producer And Consumer Privileges.
- In the Permission column of the specified topic, select Kafka Consumer Privileges.
- Click OK, and return to the Role page.
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