[HIVE-6985] sql std auth - privileges grants to public role not being honored

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.13.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.13.1, 0.14.0
• Component/s: Authorization, SQLStandardAuthorization
• Assignee: Thejas Nair
• Reporter: Thejas Nair
• Created: 29/Apr/14 01:03
• Updated: 09/Jun/14 06:39
• Resolved: 01/May/14 17:58

Description

When a privilege is granted to public role, the privilege is supposed to be applicable for all users.
However, the privilege check fails for users, even if the have public role in the list of current roles.

Note that the issue is only with public role. Grant of privileges of other role are not affected.

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