[HADOOP-15211] Distcp update not preserving root directory permissions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.6.0
• Component/s: tools/distcp
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Prashant Golash
• Created: 05/Feb/18 23:28
• Updated: 11/Jun/18 05:17
• Resolved: 11/Jun/18 05:17

Description

"hadoop distcp -pugpb -update <SRC> <DEST>" does not preserve permission for <DEST> directory. Although, it preserves permissions for child directories (<DEST>/child1 etc.)

Using hadoop-distcp', version:'2.6.0-cdh5.7.2