[HBASE-6061] Fix ACL "Admin" Table inconsistent permission check

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.92.1, 0.94.0, 0.95.2
• Fix Version/s: 0.94.1, 0.95.0
• Component/s: security
• Labels: acl security
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Matteo Bertozzi
• Reporter: Matteo Bertozzi
• Created: 21/May/12 20:02
• Updated: 26/Feb/13 08:16
• Resolved: 24/May/12 04:58

Description

the requirePermission() check for "admin" operation on a table is currently inconsistent.

Table Owner with CREATE rights (that means, the owner has created that table) can enable/disable and delete the table but needs ADMIN rights to add/remove/modify a column.

Issue Links

• relates to: HBASE-6068 Secure HBase cluster : Client not able to call some admin APIs