[HADOOP-10352] Recursive setfacl erroneously attempts to apply default ACL to files.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.0
• Component/s: fs
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Chris Nauroth
• Reporter: Chris Nauroth
• Created: 20/Feb/14 18:09
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:22
• Resolved: 21/Feb/14 06:30

Description

When calling setfacl -R with an ACL spec containing default ACL entries, the command can fail if there is a mix of directories and files underneath the specified path. It attempts to set the default ACL entries on the files, but only directories can have a default ACL.

Issue Links

• relates to: HADOOP-10184 Hadoop Common changes required to support HDFS ACLs.