[HIVE-7846] authorization api should support group, not assume case insensitive role names

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.14.0
• Component/s: Authorization
• Assignee: Thejas Nair
• Reporter: Thejas Nair
• Created: 22/Aug/14 03:00
• Updated: 14/Nov/14 22:12
• Resolved: 30/Aug/14 00:22

Description

The case insensitive behavior of roles should be specific to sql standard authorization.
Group type for principal also should be disabled at the sql std authorization layer, instead of disallowing it at the API level.

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