[HBASE-14761] Deletes with and without visibility expression do not delete the matching mutation

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.0.2, 1.1.2, 0.98.15
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.0.3, 1.1.3, 0.98.17, 2.0.0
• Component/s: security
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: ramkrishna.s.vasudevan
• Reporter: ramkrishna.s.vasudevan
• Created: 04/Nov/15 17:52
• Updated: 27/Jan/16 15:28
• Resolved: 19/Nov/15 08:47

Description

This is from the user list as reported by Anoop Sharma

 running into an issue related to visibility expressions and delete.
Example run from hbase shell is listed below.
Will appreciate any help on this issue.
thanks.
In the example below, user running queries has ‘MANAGER’ authorization.
*First example:*

  add a column with visib expr ‘MANAGER’

  delete it by passing in visibility of ‘MANAGER’
  This works and scan doesn’t return anything.
*Second example:*

  add a column with visib expr ‘MANAGER’

  delete it by not passing in any visibility.
  This doesn’t delete the column.
  Scan doesn’t return the row but RAW scan shows the column
  marked as deleteColumn.
  Now if delete is done again with visibility of ‘MANAGER’,
  it still doesn’t delete it and scan returns the original column.

*Example 1:*
hbase(main):096:0> create 'HBT1', 'cf'
hbase(main):098:0* *put 'HBT1', 'John', 'cf:a', 'CA',
{VISIBILITY=>'MANAGER'}*
hbase(main):099:0> *scan 'HBT1'*
ROW
COLUMN+CELL

 John                 column=cf:a, timestamp=1446154722055,
value=CA
1 row(s) in 0.0030 seconds
hbase(main):100:0> *delete 'HBT1', 'John', 'cf:a', {VISIBILITY=>'MANAGER'}*
0 row(s) in 0.0030 seconds

hbase(main):101:0> *scan 'HBT1'*
ROW
COLUMN+CELL
0 row(s) in 0.0030 seconds

*Example 2:*

hbase(main):010:0* *put 'HBT1', 'John', 'cf:a', 'CA',
{VISIBILITY=>'MANAGER'}*
0 row(s) in 0.0040 seconds

hbase(main):011:0> *scan 'HBT1'*
ROW
COLUMN+CELL
 John                 column=cf:a, timestamp=1446155346473,
value=CA
1 row(s) in 0.0060 seconds

hbase(main):012:0> *delete 'HBT1', 'John', 'cf:a'*
0 row(s) in 0.0090 seconds

hbase(main):013:0> *scan 'HBT1'*
ROW
COLUMN+CELL
 John                 column=cf:a, timestamp=1446155346473,
value=CA
1 row(s) in 0.0050 seconds
hbase(main):014:0> *scan 'HBT1', {RAW => true}*

ROW
COLUMN+CELL
 John                 column=cf:a, timestamp=1446155346519,
type=DeleteColumn
1 row(s) in 0.0060 seconds

hbase(main):015:0> *delete 'HBT1', 'John', 'cf:a', {VISIBILITY=>'MANAGER'}*
0 row(s) in 0.0030 seconds
hbase(main):016:0> *scan 'HBT1'*
ROW
COLUMN+CELL
 John                 column=cf:a, timestamp=1446155346473,
value=CA
1 row(s) in 0.0040 seconds
hbase(main):017:0> *scan 'HBT1', {RAW => true}*
ROW
COLUMN+CELL
 John                 column=cf:a, timestamp=1446155346601,
type=DeleteColumn

1 row(s) in 0.0060 seconds