Github user dyozie commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-hawq-docs/pull/110#discussion_r109262390
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@@ -118,6 +118,38 @@ Once the connection between HAWQ and Ranger is
configured, you can either set up
6. Select **Service Actions > Restart All** and confirm that you want to
restart the HAWQ cluster.
+## <a id="rpsadminstate"></a>Obtaining the Status of HAWQ/Ranger
Integration
+
+Determine the status of HAWQ/Ranger integration in your cluster by:
+
+- Examining the HAWQ packages on your system to verify that you have
installed the HAWQ Ranger Plug-in Service. The HAWQ Ranger Plug-in is installed
when you install HAWQ.
+
+ ``` shell
+ gpadmin@master$ rpm -qa | grep hawq-ranger
+ hawq-ranger-plugin_2_2_0_0-2.2.0.0-4134.el6.noarch
+ ```
+
+- Examining the Ranger Admin UI **Service Manager** page. If this page
includes a HAWQ service definition named `hawq`, you have successfully
registered the HAWQ Ranger Plug-in Service.
+
+- Identifying the access control method currently in place in your HAWQ
cluster. If the `hawq_acl_type` server configuration parameter value is set to
`ranger`, you have enabled Ranger authorization for HAWQ.
+
+ ``` shell
+ gpadmin@master$ hawq config -s hawq_acl_type
+ GUC : hawq_acl_type
+ Value : ranger
+ ```
+
+- Querying the state of your HAWQ cluster. If `hawq state` or Ambari
**HAWQ Service Check** output identifies that the HAWQ Ranger Plug-in Service
status is Active, the plug-in is up and running:
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I think this is probably the go-to method we want to call attention to.
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