[HADOOP-4241] -hiveconf config parameters in hive cli should override all config variables

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.19.0
• Assignee: Joydeep Sen Sarma
• Reporter: Joydeep Sen Sarma
• Created: 22/Sep/08 16:31
• Updated: 08/Jul/09 17:06
• Resolved: 21/Oct/08 18:53

Description

currently -hiveconf variables are only overriding hive specific config variables and a subset of hadoop config variables that are registered in hiveconf. this needs to be fixed since otherwise it's difficult to run queries with all manner of hadoop setting specified in cmdline.