Github user mxm commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/2275#discussion_r79152436
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flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/security/SecurityContext.java
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@@ -79,9 +82,8 @@ public static void install(SecurityConfiguration config)
throws Exception {
JaasConfiguration jaasConfig = new
JaasConfiguration(config.keytab, config.principal);
javax.security.auth.login.Configuration.setConfiguration(jaasConfig);
- //hack since Kafka Login Handler explicitly looks for the
property or else it throws an exception
-
//https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/0.9.0/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/kerberos/Login.java#L289
- System.setProperty("java.security.auth.login.config", "");
+ //temporary fix
+ populateJaasConfigSystemProperty(config.flinkConf);
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From my experience comments like "temporary fix" tend to stay forever. I
would replace it with something that explains the reasoning. That helps to fix
the code when it is reviewed later on.
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