As per my discussion on IRC with AJ, I am cloning this bug for release engineering to move core-site.xml file to /var/lib/glusterd/glusterfs-hadoop/.
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #840508 +++
It is extremely rare that configuration files under /usr need to be edited. Page 152 (http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/2.0/html-single/Administration_Guide/index.html#id3047004) tells to make changes in /usr/share/java/conf/core-site.xml. I am wondering if there is not a better suitable file under /etc that can be used to overload the configuration. (Ah, page 153 tells to create a sym-link to the configuration directory. Maybe it's better practise to not link, but copy the configuration?)
--- Additional comment from vshankar on 2012-07-30 06:18:01 EDT ---
AJ mentioned that /usr/share/java is where jars get installed. You're right, that need not be the path for the configuration file. If /etc makes more sense for configuration files, I'm okay in moving core-site.xml somewhere there.
Regarding the sym-link thing, that's how we wanted it with upstream GlusterFS. If it's a good practice (RHS?) in copying the file over, then docs need to be updated.
--- Additional comment from divya on 2012-07-31 01:44:34 EDT ---
Niels,
Based on my discussion with VS and Venky, it was decided to move core-site.xml file to /var/lib/glusterd/. We will request AJ to move it and then update the doc.
Kindly confirm if copying the configuration file is the best practice instead of linking. Based on your confirmation, I will update the doc.
Regards,
Divya
--- Additional comment from ndevos on 2012-08-03 05:55:46 EDT ---
Hi Divya,
yes, copying a file from /usr/... to /var/lib/.. is fine. Contents under /usr should not be edited by administrators, /var/lib is definitely a better place for that.
It is possible that the original file under /usr/... is kept, and the administrator manually copies the file to /var/lib/... Automatically would be good too, but I don't know how practical that is.
Thanks,
Niels
--- Additional comment from vshankar on 2012-08-09 14:13:58 EDT ---
lets keep it in /var/lib/glusterd/glusterfs-hadoop/
administrator can manually copy the conf from this directory to whatever his $HADOOP_HOME is.
AJ, the spec file would need to change to drop the conf in the above mentioned directory.
--- Additional comment from divya on 2012-09-05 05:54:45 EDT ---
As suggested, I have changed instructions to copy files to respective location instead of creating symbolic links.
The updated documentation is available at: http://documentation-devel.engineering.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/2.0/html/Administration_Guide/sect-Administration_Guide-GlusterFS_Client-CIFS.html#id1257909
Cloning this bug for Release Engineering to move the file to /var/lib/glusterd/glusterfs-hadoop/.
> Cloning this bug for Release Engineering to move the file to
> /var/lib/glusterd/glusterfs-hadoop/.
Someone in development should be taking care of this; guessing it's Venky, and reassigning to glusterfs-hadoop component.
Let me know if you need an introduction on how to build glusterfs-hadoop in brew using mead, not sure if I passed on those details to anyone already...
Cheers,
aj
Note to make this report clear: the BZ was created against text in
documentation RHS 2.0 ("Hadoop compatible storage" - tech review) which is no
longer included in current RHS 2.1 documentation.
This bug has been CLOSED, and there has not been a response to the requested NEEDINFO in more than 4 weeks. The NEEDINFO flag is now getting cleared so that our Bugzilla household is getting more in order.