[CASSANDRA-13540] QUORUM CL is used for new superuser

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Normal
• Resolution: Invalid
• Component/s: Legacy/Distributed Metadata
• Severity: Normal
• Since Version: 3.0.13
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dennis
• Created: 19/May/17 23:54
• Updated: 16/Apr/19 09:30
• Resolved: 01/Jun/17 18:48

Description

After bootstrapping Cassandra, we're creating a new superuser, and setting RF of system_auth keyspace to 2, NetworkTopologyStrategy. Then a nodetool repair on the system_auth KS.

Documentation says

The system_auth keyspace uses a QUORUM consistency level when checking authentication for the default cassandra user. For all other users created, superuser or otherwise, a LOCAL_ONE consistency level is used for authenticating.

But for my new superuser, new node members are rejected because QUORUM CL can't be achieved:

May 19th 2017, 17:40:14.462	Connection error: ('Unable to connect to any servers', {'xx.xx.xx.xx': AuthenticationFailed('Failed to authenticate to xx.xx.xx.xx: Error from server: code=0100 [Bad credentials] message="org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.UnavailableException: Cannot achieve consistency level QUORUM"',)})