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.

Note: Sample cqlshrc files are available in:

Package installations: /etc/cassandra
Tarball installations: install_location/conf

Procedure

Open a text editor and create a file that specifies a user name and password.
```
[authentication]
username = fred
password = !!bang!!$
```
Note: Additional settings in the cqlshrc file are described in Creating and using the cqlshrc file.
Save the file in your home/.cassandra directory and name it cqlshrc.
Set permissions on the file.
To protect database login information, ensure that the file is secure from unauthorized access.