[HBASE-12301] user_permission command does not show global permissions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.98.4, 2.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.98.8, 0.99.2
• Component/s: security, shell
• Assignee: Matteo Bertozzi
• Reporter: Jerry He
• Created: 20/Oct/14 20:52
• Updated: 06/Apr/18 17:54
• Resolved: 22/Oct/14 10:19

Description

It seems that since 0,98 or later, the shell command does not show global permission anymore, even requested by user with the right privilege.

hbase(main):004:0> user_permission
User                            Table,Family,Qualifier:Permission
 hbase                          default,table1,,: [Permission: actions=READ,WRITE,EXEC,CREATE,ADMIN]
 user2                          default,table1,,: [Permission: actions=READ,WRITE]
 hbase                          default,table2,,: [Permission: actions=READ,WRITE,EXEC,CREATE,ADMIN]
 user2                          default,table2,,: [Permission: actions=READ,WRITE]

I recall in the older versions, global permissions were shown as permissions on the hbase:acl table.

Anyway we need a way to show the global permissions as part of user_permission request.