IMPALA_PRINCIPAL= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the Kerberos principal for the Impala server.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Category: Data Access
Default: none
Restrictions: The IMPALA_PRINCIPAL= LIBNAME option applies only when you connect to the Impala server in a LIBNAME statement.
The IMPALA_PRINCIPAL= LIBNAME option applies only when you configure Impala to allow Kerberos authentication.
Data source: Impala
See: HDFS_PRINCIPAL= LIBNAME option, LIBNAME Statement for the Hadoop Engine

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Syntax

IMPALA_PRINCIPAL='principal'

Required Argument

principal

specifies the server’s Kerberos service principal name (SPN). Surround the principal value with single or double quotation marks. For example, you might specify a principal value that is similar to the following code:

impala_principal='impala/impala_host.example.com@TEST.EXAMPLE.COM'
Last updated: February 3, 2026