[HIVE-19488] Enable CM root based on db parameter, identifying a db as source of replication.

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.1.0, 4.0.0-alpha-1
• Component/s: Hive, HiveServer2, repl
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Target Version/s: 3.1.0
• Assignee: mahesh kumar behera
• Reporter: mahesh kumar behera
• Due: 20/May/18
• Created: 10/May/18 16:39
• Updated: 21/Oct/22 06:59
• Resolved: 05/Jun/18 05:45

Description

• add a parameter at db level to identify if its a source of replication. user should set this.

• Enable CM root only for databases that are a source of a replication policy, for other db's skip the CM root functionality.

• prevent database drop if the parameter indicating its source of a replication, is set.

• as an upgrade to this version, user should set the property on all existing database policies, in affect.

• the parameter should be of the form . –  repl.source.for : List < policy ids >

Issue Links

• contains: HIVE-19569 alter table db1.t1 rename db2.t2 generates MetaStoreEventListener.onDropTable()
• relates to: HIVE-19569 alter table db1.t1 rename db2.t2 generates MetaStoreEventListener.onDropTable()
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #345
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #345