[HIVE-9474] truncate table changes permissions on the target

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0
• Component/s: Query Processor
• Assignee: Aihua Xu
• Reporter: Aihua Xu
• Created: 27/Jan/15 00:33
• Updated: 18/May/15 19:56
• Resolved: 28/Jan/15 23:40

Description

Create a table test(a string);
Hive> create table test(key string);

Change the /user/hive/warehouse/test permission to something else other than the default, like 777.
Hive> dfs -chmod 777 /user/hive/warehouse/test;
Hive> dfs -ls -d /user/hive/warehouse/test;
drwxrwxrwx - axu wheel 68 2015-01-26 18:45 /user/hive/warehouse/test

Then truncate table test;
Hive> truncate table test;

The permission goes back to the default.
hive> dfs -ls -d /user/hive/warehouse/test;
drwxr-xr-x - axu wheel 68 2015-01-27 10:09 /user/hive/warehouse/test