[HIVE-5496] hcat -e "drop database if exists" fails on authorizing non-existent null db

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.12.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.13.0
• Component/s: Authorization, HCatalog
• Assignee: Sushanth Sowmyan
• Reporter: Sushanth Sowmyan
• Created: 09/Oct/13 00:26
• Updated: 14/Oct/13 07:29
• Resolved: 13/Oct/13 16:25

Description

When running a "drop database if exists" call on hcat commandline, it fails authorization with a NPE because it tries to authorize access to a null database. This should be changed to not call authorize if the db for the DropDatabaseDesc is null.