[HADOOP-9284] Authentication method is wrong if no TGT is present

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Patch Available
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Component/s: security
• Labels: BB2015-05-TBR
• Target Version/s: 2.0.3-alpha
• Assignee: Daryn Sharp
• Reporter: Daryn Sharp
• Created: 05/Feb/13 23:54
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:24

Description

If security is enabled, UGI.getLoginUser() will attempt an os-specific login followed by looking for a TGT in the ticket cache. If no TGT is found, the UGI's authentication method is still set as KERBEROS instead of SIMPLE.