[HIVE-7450] Database should inherit perms of warehouse dir

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.14.0
• Component/s: Security
• Assignee: Szehon Ho
• Reporter: Szehon Ho
• Created: 19/Jul/14 00:06
• Updated: 13/Nov/14 19:39
• Resolved: 22/Jul/14 01:18

Description

One more ask: the database directory should inherit permission and extended ACL's of the hive warehouse directory.

As table dirs are inheriting it, theres no reason that database dirs shouldn't inherit it.

Behavior is governed by "hive.warehouse.subdir.inherit.perms" flag.

Issue Links

• is part of: HIVE-6892 Permission inheritance issues