[AMBARI-3554] Host cleanup commands should allow silent execution

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.4.2
• Component/s: ambari-server
• Assignee: Sumit Mohanty
• Reporter: Sumit Mohanty
• Created: 20/Oct/13 06:23
• Updated: 22/Oct/13 22:58
• Resolved: 22/Oct/13 22:58

Description

Ambari need to add a silent option to the cleanup script. In a typical dev/test cluster it might be OK to delete all resources. However, in a prod cluster users need to be careful before deleting the resources such as users, folders, etc.

It is likely for someone to inadvertently copy-paste the command from the UI without going through the help option. So we need to carefully decide what is suggested in the UI.The most conservative option (e.g. do not delete users) with some help text is ideal.

Possible UI text:

python /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ambari_agent/HostCleanup.py  -k "users"
    To delete all resources, ignore option -k. Use "-s" for silent cleanup.