diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/LinuxContainerExecutor.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/LinuxContainerExecutor.java
index c4036832f4..c251c8b011 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/LinuxContainerExecutor.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/LinuxContainerExecutor.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
  * mapping the application owner to a UID on the execution host, resource
  * management through Linux CGROUPS, and Docker support.</p>
  *
- * <p>If {@code hadoop.security.authetication} is set to {@code simple},
+ * <p>If {@code hadoop.security.authentication} is set to {@code simple},
  * then the
  * {@code yarn.nodemanager.linux-container-executor.nonsecure-mode.limit-users}
  * property will determine whether the {@code LinuxContainerExecutor} runs