[HDFS-1869] mkdirs should use the supplied permission for all of the created directories

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.23.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.0
• Component/s: namenode
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed

Release Note

A multi-level mkdir is now POSIX compliant. Instead of creating intermediate directories with the permissions of the parent directory, intermediate directories are created with permission bits of rwxrwxrwx (0777) as modified by the current umask, plus write and search permission for the owner.

• Assignee: Daryn Sharp
• Reporter: Daryn Sharp
• Created: 29/Apr/11 20:36
• Updated: 16/Mar/15 18:07
• Resolved: 27/Oct/11 00:02

Description

Mkdirs only uses the supplied FsPermission for the last directory of the path. Paths 0..N-1 will all inherit the parent dir's permissions even if inheritPermission is false. This is a regression from somewhere around 0.20.9 and does not follow posix semantics.

Issue Links

• blocks: HADOOP-6962 FileSystem.mkdirs(Path, FSPermission) should use the permission for all of the created directories