Thanks for the suggestions. I tried exactly the same step and deleted authorizations.xml and user.xml from all the cluster nodes and tried starting the nodes.I am encountering the below error while starting the nodes now and the node does not start now.
2018-09-20 08:20:09,003 ERROR [NiFi logging handler] org.apache.nifi.StdErr Failed to start web server: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setFilterChainProxySecurityConfigurer' parameter 1; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanExpressionException: Expression parsing failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.apache.nifi.web.NiFiWebApiSecurityConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setJwtAuthenticationProvider' parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'jwtAuthenticationProvider' defined in class path resource [nifi-web-security-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'authorizer' while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'authorizer': FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizerCreationException: org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizerCreationException: Unable to locate node CN=hostname, OU=NIFI to seed policies. 2018-09-20 08:20:09,003 ERROR [NiFi logging handler] org.apache.nifi.StdErr Shutting down... 2018-09-20 08:20:09,662 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi A shutdown was initiated. Will not restart NiFi 2018-09-20 08:20:10,291 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.Command NiFi has finished shutting down. 2018-09-20 08:20:13,739 INFO [main] o.a.n.b.NotificationServiceManager Successfully loaded the following 0 services: [] 2018-09-20 08:20:13,743 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Registered no Notification Services for Notification Type NIFI_STARTED 2018-09-20 08:20:13,743 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Registered no Notification Services for Notification Type NIFI_STOPPED 2018-09-20 08:20:13,743 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Registered no Notification Services for Notification Type NIFI_DIED 2018-09-20 08:20:13,759 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.Command Starting Apache NiFi... 2018-09-20 08:20:13,760 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.Command Working Directory: /opt/app/nifi-1.7.1 2018-09-20 08:20:13,760 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.Command Command: java -classpath /opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./conf:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/javax.servlet-api-3.1.0.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/jetty-schemas-3.1.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/logback-classic-1.2.3.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/logback-core-1.2.3.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/slf4j-api-1.7.25.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/jcl-over-slf4j-1.7.25.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/jul-to-slf4j-1.7.25.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/log4j-over-slf4j-1.7.25.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/nifi-api-1.7.1.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/nifi-framework-api-1.7.1.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/nifi-runtime-1.7.1.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/nifi-nar-utils-1.7.1.jar:/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./lib/nifi-properties-1.7.1.jar -Dorg.apache.jasper.compiler.disablejsr199=true -Xms8g -Xms8g -Djavax.security.auth.useSubjectCredsOnly=true -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom -Dsun.net.http.allowRestrictedHeaders=true -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.awt.headless=true -XX:+UseG1GC -Djava.protocol.handler.pkgs=sun.net.www.protocol -Dnifi.properties.file.path=/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/./conf/nifi.properties -Dnifi.bootstrap.listen.port=40021 -Dapp=NiFi -Dorg.apache.nifi.bootstrap.config.log.dir=/opt/app/nifi-1.7.1/logs org.apache.nifi.NiFi 2018-09-20 08:20:13,784 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.Command Launched Apache NiFi with Process ID 19384 2018-09-20 08:20:14,481 INFO [NiFi Bootstrap Command Listener] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Apache NiFi now running and listening for Bootstrap requests on port 40283 2018-09-20 08:20:35,382 ERROR [NiFi logging handler] org.apache.nifi.StdErr Failed to start web server: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setFilterChainProxySecurityConfigurer' parameter 1; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanExpressionException: Expression parsing failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.apache.nifi.web.NiFiWebApiSecurityConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setJwtAuthenticationProvider' parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'jwtAuthenticationProvider' defined in class path resource [nifi-web-security-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'authorizer' while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'authorizer': FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizerCreationException: org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizerCreationException: Unable to locate node CN=ohlvnfiap004dd.oh.dev.dat.aws.vz-connect.net, OU=NIFI to seed policies. 2018-09-20 08:20:35,382 ERROR [NiFi logging handler] org.apache.nifi.StdErr Shutting down... 2018-09-20 08:20:36,798 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi NiFi never started. Will not restart NiFi 2018-09-20 08:23:22,682 INFO [main] o.a.n.b.NotificationServiceManager Successfully loaded the following 0 services: [] 2018-09-20 08:23:22,685 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Registered no Notification Services for Notification Type NIFI_STARTED 2018-09-20 08:23:22,685 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Registered no Notification Services for Notification Type NIFI_STOPPED 2018-09-20 08:23:22,685 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.RunNiFi Registered no Notification Services for Notification Type NIFI_DIED 2018-09-20 08:23:22,707 INFO [main] org.apache.nifi.bootstrap.Command Apache NiFi is not running -- Sent from: http://apache-nifi-developer-list.39713.n7.nabble.com/