[HADOOP-6861] Method in Credentials to read and write a token storage file.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.22.0
• Assignee: Jitendra Nath Pandey
• Reporter: Jitendra Nath Pandey
• Created: 14/Jul/10 22:05
• Updated: 12/Dec/11 06:19
• Resolved: 23/Jul/10 00:06

Description

The jira covers the changes in common corresponding to MAPREDUCE-1566.

This jira adds new non-static methods in Credentials to read and write token storage file. A method to copy tokens from another credential object is also added. Static method readTokensAndLoadInUGI is removed.

Issue Links

• blocks: MAPREDUCE-1566 Need to add a mechanism to import tokens and secrets into a submitted job.
• blocks: HDFS-1302 Use writeTokenStorageToStream method in Credentials to store credentials to a file.