[NIFI-4323] Get/List/DeleteHDFS processors should use UGI.doAs when invoking HDFS operations

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: Extensions
• Assignee: Jeff Storck
• Reporter: Jeff Storck
• Created: 25/Aug/17 16:39
• Updated: 05/Jan/18 20:08
• Resolved: 05/Jan/18 20:08

Description

While the Get/List/DeleteHDFS processors are working without wrapping HDFS operations in UGI.doAs calls, for best practice, those operations should be performed as PrivilegedExceptionActions supplied to the UGI.doAs method.

Issue Links

• relates to: NIFI-4318 Processor cannot be stopped when Kerberos authentication default to prompt
• supercedes: NIFI-4318 Processor cannot be stopped when Kerberos authentication default to prompt
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2360