[SPARK-19624] --conf spark.app.name=test is not working with spark-shell/pyspark

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.0, 2.0.0, 2.1.0
• Component/s: Spark Core, Spark Shell, Spark Submit
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Sachin Aggarwal
• Created: 16/Feb/17 09:26
• Updated: 20/Feb/17 05:00
• Resolved: 16/Feb/17 12:29

Description

On starting a spark-shell or pyshark shell if we pass --conf spark.app.name=test it is not working as --name "Spark shell" takes precedence over --conf
line refrence for spark-shell
https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/master/bin/spark-shell#L53
similarly line refrence for pyspark
https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/master/bin/pyspark#L77