[HADOOP-3099] Need new options in distcp for preserving ower, group and permission

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: util
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed

Release Note

Added a new option -p to distcp for preserving file/directory status.
-p[rbugp] Preserve status
                       r: replication number
                       b: block size
                       u: user
                       g: group
                       p: permission
                       -p alone is equivalent to -prbugp

• Assignee: Tsz-wo Sze
• Reporter: Tsz-wo Sze
• Created: 26/Mar/08 23:52
• Updated: 21/May/08 20:06
• Resolved: 03/Apr/08 21:07

Description

Currently, distcp -p preserves replication# and block size. Since permissions are introduced, distcp should provide options for preserving ower, group and permission.