diff --git a/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XGroupService.java b/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XGroupService.java
index 6507603043..1f033b33dd 100644
--- a/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XGroupService.java
+++ b/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XGroupService.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public XGroupService() {
 				"XXGroupUser groupUser", "obj.id = groupUser.parentGroupId"));
 
 		searchFields.add(new SearchField("syncSource", "obj.syncSource",
-				SearchField.DATA_TYPE.STRING, SearchField.SEARCH_TYPE.FULL));
+				SearchField.DATA_TYPE.STRING, SearchField.SEARCH_TYPE.PARTIAL));
 
 		createdByUserId = PropertiesUtil.getLongProperty("ranger.xuser.createdByUserId", 1);
 
diff --git a/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XUserService.java b/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XUserService.java
index d7c011ca39..166efe82c4 100644
--- a/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XUserService.java
+++ b/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/service/XUserService.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public XUserService() {
 				"xXPortalUser.id=xXPortalUserRole.userId and xXPortalUser.loginId = obj.name "));
 
 		searchFields.add(new SearchField("syncSource", "obj.syncSource",
-				SearchField.DATA_TYPE.STRING, SearchField.SEARCH_TYPE.FULL));
+				SearchField.DATA_TYPE.STRING, SearchField.SEARCH_TYPE.PARTIAL));
 
 		createdByUserId = PropertiesUtil.getLongProperty("ranger.xuser.createdByUserId", 1);