[HADOOP-16471] Restore (documented) fs.s3a.SharedInstanceProfileCredentialsProvider

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Done
• Affects Version/s: 3.3.0
• Component/s: fs/s3
• Target Version/s: 3.3.0
• Assignee: Steve Loughran
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 30/Jul/19 13:00
• Updated: 22/Aug/19 16:28
• Resolved: 22/Aug/19 16:28

Description

HADOOP-14248 cut the (obsolete) SharedInstanceProfileCredentialsProvider AWS credential provider.

But I've noticed it turns up in documentation; people may still be using it.

Proposed: branch-3 to restore it, while hinting that people should stop

Issue Links

• Is contained by: HADOOP-16470 Make last AWS credential provider in default auth chain EC2ContainerCredentialsProviderWrapper