[HDFS-5613] NameNode: implement handling of ACLs in combination with symlinks.

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: HDFS ACLs (HDFS-4685)
• Fix Version/s: HDFS ACLs (HDFS-4685)
• Component/s: namenode
• Target Version/s: HDFS ACLs (HDFS-4685)
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Chris Nauroth
• Reporter: Chris Nauroth
• Created: 03/Dec/13 19:41
• Updated: 20/Jan/14 18:49
• Resolved: 20/Jan/14 18:49

Description

A symlink in HDFS does not have an ACL of its own. Operations that modify the ACL of a symlink instead modify the target of the symlink. For operations that enforce ACLs, enforcement is on the target of the symlink. This is similar to existing handling of permissions for symlinks.

Issue Links

• relates to: HDFS-5612 NameNode: change all permission checks to enforce ACLs in addition to permissions.