[MAPREDUCE-1657] After task logs directory is deleted, tasklog servlet displays wrong error message about job ACLs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.21.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.21.0
• Component/s: tasktracker
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Release Note: Fixed a bug in tasklog servlet which displayed wrong error message about job ACLs - an access control error instead of the expected log files gone error - after task logs directory is deleted.
• Assignee: Ravi Gummadi
• Reporter: Ravi Gummadi
• Created: 31/Mar/10 08:45
• Updated: 24/Aug/10 21:21
• Resolved: 28/Apr/10 06:36

Description

When task log gets deleted if from Web UI we click view task log, web page displays wrong error message -:
[
HTTP ERROR: 401

User user1 failed to view tasklogs of job job_201003241521_0001!

user1 is not authorized for performing the operation VIEW_JOB on job_201003241521_0001. VIEW_JOB Access control list
configured for this job :

RequestURI=/tasklog
]
Even if user is having view job acls set / or user is owner of job.