diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 0cefde0c5f..5eae44eb27 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@ Release 2.7.1 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-6387. Serialize the recently added Task#encryptedSpillKey field at 
     the end. (Arun Suresh via kasha)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-6410. Fixed MapReduce JobHistory server to use the right (login)
+    UGI to refresh log and cleaner settings. (Varun Saxena via vinodkv)
+
 Release 2.7.0 - 2015-04-20
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/HSAdminServer.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/HSAdminServer.java
index ef79bf87f6..3fef5e278b 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/HSAdminServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/HSAdminServer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.v2.hs.proto.HSAdminRefreshProtocolProtos.HSAdminRefreshProtocolService;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.v2.hs.protocolPB.HSAdminRefreshProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.protobuf.BlockingService;
 
 @Private
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ public class HSAdminServer extends AbstractService implements HSAdminProtocol {
   private static final String HISTORY_ADMIN_SERVER = "HSAdminServer";
   private JobHistory jobHistoryService = null;
 
+  private UserGroupInformation loginUGI;
+
   public HSAdminServer(AggregatedLogDeletionService aggLogDelService,
       JobHistory jobHistoryService) {
     super(HSAdminServer.class.getName());
@@ -125,9 +129,24 @@ public void serviceInit(Configuration conf) throws Exception {
 
   @Override
   protected void serviceStart() throws Exception {
+    if (UserGroupInformation.isSecurityEnabled()) {
+      loginUGI = UserGroupInformation.getLoginUser();
+    } else {
+      loginUGI = UserGroupInformation.getCurrentUser();
+    }
     clientRpcServer.start();
   }
 
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  UserGroupInformation getLoginUGI() {
+    return loginUGI;
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  void setLoginUGI(UserGroupInformation ugi) {
+    loginUGI = ugi;
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void serviceStop() throws Exception {
     if (clientRpcServer != null) {
@@ -233,7 +252,17 @@ public void refreshLoadedJobCache() throws IOException {
   public void refreshLogRetentionSettings() throws IOException {
     UserGroupInformation user = checkAcls("refreshLogRetentionSettings");
 
-    aggLogDelService.refreshLogRetentionSettings();
+    try {
+      loginUGI.doAs(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Void>() {
+        @Override
+        public Void run() throws IOException {
+          aggLogDelService.refreshLogRetentionSettings();
+          return null;
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      throw new IOException(e);
+    }
 
     HSAuditLogger.logSuccess(user.getShortUserName(),
         "refreshLogRetentionSettings", "HSAdminServer");
@@ -243,7 +272,17 @@ public void refreshLogRetentionSettings() throws IOException {
   public void refreshJobRetentionSettings() throws IOException {
     UserGroupInformation user = checkAcls("refreshJobRetentionSettings");
 
-    jobHistoryService.refreshJobRetentionSettings();
+    try {
+      loginUGI.doAs(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Void>() {
+        @Override
+        public Void run() throws IOException {
+          jobHistoryService.refreshJobRetentionSettings();
+          return null;
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      throw new IOException(e);
+    }
 
     HSAuditLogger.logSuccess(user.getShortUserName(),
         "refreshJobRetentionSettings", HISTORY_ADMIN_SERVER);
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/TestHSAdminServer.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/TestHSAdminServer.java
index 7ab90f0108..d8313479f3 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/TestHSAdminServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/server/TestHSAdminServer.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.reset;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -286,6 +291,56 @@ public void testRefreshJobRetentionSettings() throws Exception {
     verify(jobHistoryService).refreshJobRetentionSettings();
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  @Test
+  public void testUGIForLogAndJobRefresh() throws Exception {
+    UserGroupInformation ugi =
+        UserGroupInformation.createUserForTesting("test", new String[] {"grp"});
+    UserGroupInformation loginUGI = spy(hsAdminServer.getLoginUGI());
+    hsAdminServer.setLoginUGI(loginUGI);
+
+    // Run refresh log retention settings with test user
+    ugi.doAs(new PrivilegedAction<Void>() {
+      @Override
+      public Void run() {
+        String[] args = new String[1];
+        args[0] = "-refreshLogRetentionSettings";
+        try {
+          hsAdminClient.run(args);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          fail("refreshLogRetentionSettings should have been successful");
+        }
+        return null;
+      }
+    });
+    // Verify if AggregatedLogDeletionService#refreshLogRetentionSettings was
+    // called with login UGI, instead of the UGI command was run with.
+    verify(loginUGI).doAs(any(PrivilegedExceptionAction.class));
+    verify(alds).refreshLogRetentionSettings();
+
+    // Reset for refresh job retention settings
+    reset(loginUGI);
+
+    // Run refresh job retention settings with test user
+    ugi.doAs(new PrivilegedAction<Void>() {
+      @Override
+      public Void run() {
+        String[] args = new String[1];
+        args[0] = "-refreshJobRetentionSettings";
+        try {
+          hsAdminClient.run(args);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          fail("refreshJobRetentionSettings should have been successful");
+        }
+        return null;
+      }
+    });
+    // Verify if JobHistory#refreshJobRetentionSettings was called with
+    // login UGI, instead of the UGI command was run with.
+    verify(loginUGI).doAs(any(PrivilegedExceptionAction.class));
+    verify(jobHistoryService).refreshJobRetentionSettings();
+  }
+
   @After
   public void cleanUp() {
     if (hsAdminServer != null)