[COUCHDB-2390] Fauxton config, admin sections considered dangerous in 2.0

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: Database Core, Fauxton
• Assignee: Ben Keen
• Reporter: Joan Touzet
• Created: 15/Oct/14 15:06
• Updated: 29/Apr/17 21:47
• Resolved: 22/Jul/15 12:30

Description

In Fauxton today, there is are 2 sections to edit config-file settings and to create new admins. Neither of these sections will work as intended in a clustered setup.

Any Fauxton session will necessarily be speaking to a single machine. The config APIs and admin user info as exposed will only add that information to a single node's .ini file.

We should hide these features in Fauxton for now (short-term fix) and correct the config /admin creation APIs to work correctly in a clustered setup (medium-term fix).