I found it easier to download the json to a file, edit it on disk, then use the `-d @filename.json` in the final step to avoid lengthy command lines. The only caveat: the "href" line needs to be deleted from the json obtained in step two. ... View more

This is a great tutorial - lots of visuals and clear instructions. I have consistently encountered one problem, though: I configure a user, add an ssh key, then log in, but I do not have access to HDFS, and I can't su to root because the password "hadoop" does not work. This is on the latest Hortonworks sandbox from the marketplace on Azure. I can't find any other reference to a default password, and without it I can't see a way to monkey around with permissions to get HDFS working. Am I barking up the wrong end of the stick? I can't think of anything else that I might have missed... ... View more