[AMBARI-21286] WebHDF request doesn't require user.name argument on secured clusters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.2
• Assignee: Andrew Onischuk
• Reporter: Andrew Onischuk
• Created: 20/Jun/17 12:10
• Updated: 20/Jun/17 16:14
• Resolved: 20/Jun/17 14:35

Description

url = format("

{address}

/webhdfs/v1

{target}

?op=

{operation}

&user.name=

{run_user}

", address=self.address, run_user=self.run_user)

According to
<https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r1.0.4/webhdfs.html#Authentication>,
`user.name` request argument is not used on security enhanced clusters

Code: <https://github.com/apache/ambari/blob/trunk/ambari-common/src/main/pyth
on/resource_management/libraries/providers/hdfs_resource.py#L164>

----------not to cut ---------
came from: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44622945/ambarierror-while-
enabling-kerbros>

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