diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
index f0bc3d67a4..6f262dc5f1 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
@@ -405,22 +405,11 @@ public GetApplicationReportResponse getApplicationReport(
       throw new ApplicationNotFoundException("Invalid application id: null");
     }
 
-    UserGroupInformation callerUGI;
-    try {
-      callerUGI = UserGroupInformation.getCurrentUser();
-    } catch (IOException ie) {
-      LOG.info("Error getting UGI ", ie);
-      throw RPCUtil.getRemoteException(ie);
-    }
+    UserGroupInformation callerUGI = getCallerUgi(applicationId,
+        AuditConstants.GET_APP_REPORT);
 
-    RMApp application = this.rmContext.getRMApps().get(applicationId);
-    if (application == null) {
-      // If the RM doesn't have the application, throw
-      // ApplicationNotFoundException and let client to handle.
-      throw new ApplicationNotFoundException("Application with id '"
-          + applicationId + "' doesn't exist in RM. Please check "
-          + "that the job submission was successful.");
-    }
+    RMApp application = verifyUserAccessForRMApp(applicationId, callerUGI,
+        AuditConstants.GET_APP_REPORT, ApplicationAccessType.VIEW_APP, false);
 
     boolean allowAccess = checkAccess(callerUGI, application.getUser(),
         ApplicationAccessType.VIEW_APP, application);
@@ -880,13 +869,8 @@ public GetClusterMetricsResponse getClusterMetrics(
   @Override
   public GetApplicationsResponse getApplications(GetApplicationsRequest request)
       throws YarnException {
-    UserGroupInformation callerUGI;
-    try {
-      callerUGI = UserGroupInformation.getCurrentUser();
-    } catch (IOException ie) {
-      LOG.info("Error getting UGI ", ie);
-      throw RPCUtil.getRemoteException(ie);
-    }
+    UserGroupInformation callerUGI = getCallerUgi(null,
+        AuditConstants.GET_APPLICATIONS_REQUEST);
 
     Set<String> applicationTypes = getLowerCasedAppTypes(request);
     EnumSet<YarnApplicationState> applicationStates =
@@ -1048,13 +1032,8 @@ public GetClusterNodesResponse getClusterNodes(GetClusterNodesRequest request)
   @Override
   public GetQueueInfoResponse getQueueInfo(GetQueueInfoRequest request)
       throws YarnException {
-    UserGroupInformation callerUGI;
-    try {
-      callerUGI = UserGroupInformation.getCurrentUser();
-    } catch (IOException ie) {
-      LOG.info("Error getting UGI ", ie);
-      throw RPCUtil.getRemoteException(ie);
-    }
+    UserGroupInformation callerUGI = getCallerUgi(null,
+        AuditConstants.GET_QUEUE_INFO_REQUEST);
 
     GetQueueInfoResponse response =
       recordFactory.newRecordInstance(GetQueueInfoResponse.class);
@@ -1720,16 +1699,10 @@ public SignalContainerResponse signalToContainer(
       SignalContainerRequest request) throws YarnException, IOException {
     ContainerId containerId = request.getContainerId();
 
-    UserGroupInformation callerUGI;
-    try {
-      callerUGI = UserGroupInformation.getCurrentUser();
-    } catch (IOException ie) {
-      LOG.info("Error getting UGI ", ie);
-      throw RPCUtil.getRemoteException(ie);
-    }
-
     ApplicationId applicationId = containerId.getApplicationAttemptId().
         getApplicationId();
+    UserGroupInformation callerUGI = getCallerUgi(applicationId,
+        AuditConstants.SIGNAL_CONTAINER);
     RMApp application = this.rmContext.getRMApps().get(applicationId);
     if (application == null) {
       RMAuditLogger.logFailure(callerUGI.getUserName(),
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAuditLogger.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAuditLogger.java
index 854b6ca64e..cc54d0b586 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAuditLogger.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAuditLogger.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public static class AuditConstants {
     public static final String GET_APP_PRIORITY = "Get Application Priority";
     public static final String GET_APP_QUEUE = "Get Application Queue";
     public static final String GET_APP_ATTEMPTS = "Get Application Attempts";
+    public static final String GET_APP_REPORT = "Get Application Report";
     public static final String GET_APP_ATTEMPT_REPORT
         = "Get Application Attempt Report";
     public static final String GET_CONTAINERS = "Get Containers";