Github user rconline commented on the issue: https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/pull/1163 @felixcheung as of now the interpreters are reusing zeppelin keytab. Typically this is case in the hadoop security world, where the keytab is generated at a process level, whereas the authorization is done through impersonation. This is then mapped to the user permissions setup on the underlying data system via posix users. Mature systems which implement full support for security + impersonation, can provide this ability. Right now with this change we get to the first stage which is security. To get to impersonation we will have to start the shell with the user's identity. I think that can be followup patch, in the next couple of weeks.
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