How about simply keeping the credentials in ~/.my.cnf file (I think it'd be useful to can come up with lsst-specific name for the file to avoid collisions.) I just realized mysql api allows to directly use such config file: db=_mysql.connect(host="outhouse",db="thangs",read_default_file="~/.my.cnf") (this is from http://mysql-python.sourceforge.net/MySQLdb.html) It is handy and mysql-compatible. Jacek On 01/06/2014 10:28 AM, Jacek Becla wrote: > I'd not keep credentials in Zookeeper. > > Let's discuss at the next meeting on Thursday. > > > Jacek > > >>> - install zookeeper before scisql, and fill zookeeper with bootstrap >>> informations (like MySQL credentials, and datadir) during its own >>> installation, >> >> I don't think Zookeeper is a secure location for MySQL >> credentials, but I may be wrong. > > ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the QSERV-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=QSERV-L&A=1