@Asoka wrote: I've 'solved' my problem by using -P.  I'll need to manually type my password for each table as I export them, but this is a mostly one-time operation, so the pain is minor. Use — P Option with Sqoop Command Sqoop supports reading passwords via standard input (STDIN). You can use this option by with help of — P options with sqoop command. Sqoop will prompt you for the password. Below is the example of using — P option: $sqoop import --connect jdbc:netezza://localhost/MYDB \ --username testuser -- P --table ORDERS   ... View more