[IMPALA-6042] Allow Impala shell to also use a global impalarc configuration

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Impala 3.4.0
• Component/s: Clients
• Labels: newbie shell usability
• Epic Color: ghx-label-3
• Assignee: Ethan
• Reporter: Balazs Jeszenszky
• Created: 11/Oct/17 20:46
• Updated: 19/Jun/20 18:34
• Resolved: 19/Jun/20 18:34

Description

Currently, impalarc files can be specified on a per-user basis (stored in ~/.impalarc), and they aren't created by default.
The Impala shell should pick up /etc/impalarc as well, in addition to the user-specific configurations.

The intent here is to allow a "global" configuration of the shell by a system administrator with common options like:

--ssl
-l
-k
-u <current_user>
-i <impala>

Issue Links

• is related to: IMPALA-7289 Change shell tests to ignore ~/.impalarc

Sub-Tasks

• Update documentation to reflect IMPALA-6042: Closed