Connect to WebHDFS using powershell: How to set the Different Credentials

Question

I am rtying to connect te WebHDFS by powershell and have been retrieving some errors. I think the 401 error is because of the Credentials.

The code I've been using is:

Invoke-RestMethod -UseDefaultCredentials -Method Put -inFile c:UserspetterDocumentsexample.txt -Uri "https://drona-haproxy.corp.com:2000/gateway/drona/webhdfs/v1/user/petter/example.txt?op=CREATE"

How could I set different parameters in the Credentials under "Invoke-RestMethod"?

THe error that I've been retrieving is:

Invoke-RestMethod : The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.
At line:1 char:1
+ Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -inFile c:UserspetterDocumentsload ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.HttpWebRequest:HttpWebRequest) [Invoke-RestMethod], WebException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeRestMethodCommand

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65838253/connect-to-webhdfs-using-powershell-how-to-set-the-different-credentials

Answer 1

You can use the Credential parameter with Invoke-RestMethod.

I would have thought you'd need to remove -UseDefaultCredentials but the Invoke-RestMethod documentation says they're part of the same parameter set - not sure how that works.

related: WebHDFS Authentication