[HADOOP-6536] FileUtil.fullyDelete(dir) behavior is not defined when we pass a symlink as the argument

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.22.0
• Component/s: fs
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Ravi Gummadi
• Reporter: Amareshwari Sriramadasu
• Created: 03/Feb/10 05:54
• Updated: 12/Dec/11 06:18
• Resolved: 20/Jul/10 05:23

Description

FileUtil.fullyDelete(dir) deletes contents of sym-linked directory when we pass a symlink. If this is the behavior, it should be documented as so.
Or it should be changed not to delete the contents of the sym-linked directory.