Logging in using cqlsh

How to create a cqlshrc file to avoid having enter credentials every time you launch cqlsh.

Typically, after configuring authentication, you log into cqlsh using the -u and -p options to the cqlsh command. To avoid having enter credentials every time you launch cqlsh, you can create a cqlshrc file in the .cassandra directory, which is in your home directory. When present, this file passes default login information to cqlsh.

Procedure

  1. Open a text editor and create a file that specifies a user name and password.
    [authentication]
username = fred
password = !!bang!!$
  2. Save the file in your home/.cassandra directory and name it cqlshrc.
  3. Set permissions on the file.
    To protect database login information, ensure that the file is secure from unauthorized access.
    Note: Sample cqlshrc files are available in:
    • Packaged installations

      /usr/share/doc/dse-libcassandra

    • Binary installations

      install_location/conf