'databricks configure --token' hangs for input

Question

I run following task in Azure DevOps, it always hangs for input? Why wasn't my bash automatic supply working?

databricksUrl=https://...
databricksToken=*****

databricks configure --token << EOF
$(databricksUrl)
$(databricksToken)
EOF

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '21 at 13:04

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There are two solutions for Databricks CLI > 0.11.0:

Generate ~/.databricks.cfg directly in form:

echo "[DEFAULT]                                                               
host = $url
token = $token" > ~/.databricks.cfg

Use new options --host & --token-file to specify host & token:

echo $token > token-file
databricks configure --host $url --token-file token-file
rm -f token-file

answered Jul 13 '21 at 13:04

Alex Ott

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Golden. Saved me. Thanks. – romanzdk Oct 13 '21 at 14:36
Thanks Alex as always! Saved my time – AmitG Feb 10 '22 at 12:58

CHEEKATLAPRADEEP · Answer 2 · 2020-10-01T12:48:02.423

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You try the below Inline bash script to authenticate with Azure Databricks without variables.

databricks configure --token <<EOF
https://centralus.azuredatabricks.net
dapXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX467
EOF

You try the below Inline bash script to authenticate with Azure Databricks with variables.

adburl="https://centralus.azuredatabricks.net"
token=dapXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX467
databricks configure --token <<EOF
$adburl
$token
EOF

Successfully authenticated with Azure Databricks:

OR

You can use DevOps for Azure Databricks extension.

This extension brings a set of tasks for you to operationalize build, test and deployment of Databricks Jobs and Notebooks.

Once DevOps for Azure Databricks extension installed, you can directly use Configure Databricks CLI by clicking on the Add tasks.

edited Oct 01 '20 at 12:48

answered Oct 01 '20 at 04:57

CHEEKATLAPRADEEP

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If it is useful for you, could you please [accept it as an answer](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5234/how-does-accepting-an-answer-work)? It may help more people who have similar issue. – CHEEKATLAPRADEEP Oct 05 '20 at 06:15
the first solution worked without any issue, si – alex3465 Aug 09 '22 at 09:59

chicken soup · Answer 3 · 2020-10-02T10:58:30.010

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I have the same problem. My release pipeline worked fine in the past and now it got stuck at authentication step even though no changes were made.

UPDATTE: The problem was caused by the new version of databricks-cli (0.12.0). Using version 0.11.0 will solve the problem:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel databricks-cli==0.11.0

edited Oct 02 '20 at 10:58

answered Oct 01 '20 at 14:14

chicken soup

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This answer is correct. Same problem - same solution. – Marcin Oct 28 '20 at 14:46
I had the same problem and this solved it. Thanks! – Cassandra Pratt Dec 23 '20 at 03:32
I had this problem for my local machine. Thanks! – warnerm06 Jan 08 '21 at 23:26

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 15 '21 at 16:56

I struggled with this for days. Two things I've seen is that when you have your token-file (in my Windows case %user%/.databrickscfg) in place and you execute

databricks configure --host https://centralus.azuredatabricks.net --token-file .databrickscfg

repacing https://centralus.azuredatabricks.net with your actual URL

It doesn't give a success status message.
It actually changes the file contents of your token-file. It replaces the token = dapi.... with token = [DEFAULT]. I'm deploying my solution in Azure Batch on remote nodes with a Start Task. So what I had to do (using application packages) is zip the .databrickscfg file and let Batch install it on the nodes. Then run

databricks configure --host https://centralus.azuredatabricks.net --token-file .databrickscfg

then xcopy /Y the .databrickscfg file from the %AZ_BATCH_APP_PACKAGE_% location to the named user working directory %USERPROFILE%. Then run any databricks commands.

'databricks configure --token' hangs for input

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