[HDFS-6664] HDFS permissions guide documentation states incorrect default group mapping class.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.5.0, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.0
• Component/s: documentation
• Labels: newbie
• Target Version/s: 2.6.0
• Assignee: Ray Chiang
• Reporter: Chris Nauroth
• Created: 10/Jul/14 18:52
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:12
• Resolved: 26/Sep/14 19:22

Description

The HDFS permissions guide states that our default group mapping class is org.apache.hadoop.security.ShellBasedUnixGroupsMapping. This is no longer true. The default has been changed to org.apache.hadoop.security.JniBasedUnixGroupsMappingWithFallback.