[HIVE-16210] Use jvm temporary tmp dir by default

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.0
• Component/s: Druid integration
• Assignee: Slim Bouguerra
• Reporter: Slim Bouguerra
• Created: 14/Mar/17 20:17
• Updated: 21/Jul/17 18:46
• Resolved: 15/Mar/17 18:14

Description

instead of using "/tmp" by default, it makes more sense to use the jvm default tmp dir. This can have dramatic consequences if the indexed files are huge. For instance application run by run containers can be provisioned with a dedicated tmp dir.