Using User Name

This authentication mechanism requires a user name but not a password. The user name labels the session, facilitating database tracking.

Note:

This authentication mechanism is available only for Spark Thrift Server on non-HDInsight distributions. Most default configurations of Spark Thrift Server require User Name authentication.

To configure User Name authentication:

  1. Choose one:
    • To access authentication options for a DSN, open the ODBC Data Source Administrator where you created the DSN, then select the DSN, and then click Configure.
    • Or, to access authentication options for a DSN-less connection, open the Simba Spark ODBC Driver Configuration tool.
  2. From the Mechanism drop-down list, select User Name.
  3. In the User Name field, type an appropriate user name for accessing the Spark server.
  4. To save your settings and close the dialog box, click OK.