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  1. MariaDB ColumnStore
  2. MCOL-1157

Document which specific password should be passed to startSystem

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      startSystem asks for a password:

      mcsadmin> startSystem
      startsystem Wed Jan 10 17:36:06 2018
      startSystem command, 'columnstore' service is down, sending command to
      start the 'columnstore' service on all modules
       
       
      System being started, please wait...FAILED: Invalid password
       
      Invalid Password when running 'columnstore start' on module pm1, can retry by providing password as the second argument
       
      **** startSystem Failed
      

      The documentation does not mention any password for this command.

      https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/mariadb-columnstore-system-usage/#starting-the-system-or-modules

      https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/columnstore-administrative-console/

      The help text says it's the "server root password". If this is correct, then that information should probably be documented.

      mcsadmin> help startSystem
      help   Thu Jan 11 18:57:41 2018
       
         Command:     startSystem
       
         Description: Starts a stopped or shutdown MariaDB Columnstore System
                      If system is shutdown, then a server root password should be entered if a ssh key is not defined
       
         Arguments:   Optional: Server-root-password
      

      However, I'm skeptical that this help text is completely accurate. Since non-root installs are supported, I would imagine that there are cases where this password is not the server root password, and it is actually the password for some other user account. If this is correct, then both the documentation and the help text should probably be updated.

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            LinuxJedi Andrew Hutchings (Inactive)
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