[HIVE-5955] SQL std auth - metastore api support for get_privilege_set api that checks specific role

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.13.0
• Component/s: Authorization
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thejas Nair
• Created: 04/Dec/13 23:27
• Updated: 23/Mar/14 17:44
• Resolved: 18/Feb/14 19:23

Description

If the user has a set a specific role using 'SET ROLE role', then the authorization check should be done for specific role.
The authorization check should not check with all the roles the user belongs to.
This would new/different method in metastore api .