[AMBARI-1567] Ambari's behavior is confusing after ambari-server reset

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.1
• Component/s: ambari-web

Environment

RHEL 6.2. Ambari 1.2.1.

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gunnar Tapper
• Created: 06/Mar/13 20:51
• Updated: 12/Mar/13 00:24

Description

After using ambari-server reset, the Ambari client allows you to redefine the cluster.

However, reset doesn't remove previous configuration files causing Ambari to warn you about the existence of configuration and other directories. In addition, a button is provided to rerun the pre check, causing you to think that the configuration directories should be removed.

If you remove the configuration directories, then Ambari starts complaining that the directories don't exists (they are likely still registered in the puppet database or something). As a result, it's no longer possible to install the cluster.