[HADOOP-8460] Document proper setting of HADOOP_PID_DIR and HADOOP_SECURE_DN_PID_DIR

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.3, 2.0.0-alpha
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0, 2.0.2-alpha
• Component/s: documentation
• Assignee: Robert Joseph Evans
• Reporter: Robert Joseph Evans
• Created: 31/May/12 21:25
• Updated: 04/Sep/14 00:56
• Resolved: 01/Jun/12 18:21

Description

We should document that in a properly setup cluster HADOOP_PID_DIR and HADOOP_SECURE_DN_PID_DIR should not point to /tmp, but should point to a directory that normal users do not have access to.