[HCATALOG-139] database dir does not get created with user invoking command as owner, in unsecure mode

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.2
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thejas Nair
• Created: 24/Oct/11 20:57
• Updated: 15/Dec/11 00:28

Description

The database dir has the user running hcat server as the owner, instead of the user who is invoking the create-database command.

hcat    -e 'create database testdb'

hadoop fs -ls /user/hortonth/dbdir/|grep testdb
drwx------   - hcat supergroup          0 2011-10-24 20:58 /user/hortonth/dbdir/testdb.db

Issue Links

• is superceded by: HCATALOG-181 Test for passing remote user identity in unsecure mode