Github user srowen commented on the issue: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/14650 Responding to https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/14650#issuecomment-241095780 , IMHO it's best if configuration never uses environment variables or system properties. They're global to a process and that eventually ends in some tears, despite its convenience. Hence I personally support standardizing towards explicit configuration. In practice some env variables are used here and there for legacy reasons. And yes you can set props via system properties. I think being consistent is OK, right or wrong, but would generally move away from env / sys properties if given the choice.
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