[HADOOP-8868] FileUtil#chmod should normalize the path before calling into shell APIs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1-win
• Fix Version/s: 1-win
• Target Version/s: 1-win
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Ivan Mitic
• Reporter: Ivan Mitic
• Created: 02/Oct/12 03:39
• Updated: 17/Oct/12 05:23
• Resolved: 17/Oct/12 05:23

Description

We have seen cases where paths passed in from FileUtil#chmod to Shell APIs can contain both forward and backward slashes on Windows.

This causes problems, since some Windows APIs do not work well with mixed slashes.

Issue Links

• is part of: HADOOP-8645 Stabilize branch-1-win