[IMPALA-3323] impala-shell --ldap_password_cmd has no config file equivalent

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 2.5.0
• Fix Version/s: Impala 3.2.0
• Component/s: Clients
• Labels: newbie
• Target Version: Product Backlog
• Assignee: Fredy Wijaya
• Reporter: John Russell
• Created: 08/Apr/16 20:53
• Updated: 23/Jan/19 16:46
• Resolved: 23/Jan/19 00:21

Description

Putting ldap_password_cmd in the .impalarc file results in a parse error when impala-shell starts up. Judging from the impala-shell source, it looks like a dest= parameter is missing so there's no config file equivalent for the --ldap_password_cmd command-line option. E.g. here's one with a config file equivalent and one without:

parser.add_option("--auth_creds_ok_in_clear", dest="creds_ok_in_clear",
                    action="store_true", help="If set, LDAP authentication " +
                    "may be used with an insecure connection to Impala. " +
                    "WARNING: Authentication credentials will therefore be sent " +
                    "unencrypted, and may be vulnerable to attack.")
  parser.add_option("--ldap_password_cmd",
                    help="Shell command to run to retrieve the LDAP password")