[NIFI-1311] nifi.sh invokes sudo for run.as even if it is the same as user executing

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.5.0
• Component/s: Configuration
• Assignee: Aldrin Piri
• Reporter: Aldrin Piri
• Created: 18/Dec/15 23:20
• Updated: 10/Jan/16 20:40
• Resolved: 10/Jan/16 20:40

Description

nifi.sh, when evaluating if a run.as user is set, invokes the process via sudo even if the specified run.as user is the same as the person executing it.

While this typically isn't an issue, depending on environment configuration with sudo, this could lead to unexpected behavior with environment variables possibly being lost in the process.