[RANGER-1204] Hive Ranger Plugin should allow access to DESCRIBE/SHOW COLUMNS on tables if user has any access on database/table/columns

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.0
• Component/s: Ranger
• Assignee: Ramesh Mani
• Reporter: Ramesh Mani
• Created: 04/Nov/16 04:55
• Updated: 04/Nov/16 06:34
• Resolved: 04/Nov/16 06:34

Description

Hive Ranger Plugin should allow access to DESCRIBE/SHOW COLUMNS on table if user has any access on database/table/columns. Currently if the user has only access to few columns on a Table then DESCRIBE table_name / SHOW COLUMNS (FROM|IN) table_name [(FROM|IN) db_name] fails with HiveAuthorization exception.
User needs to have access to all the columns in order to allow access by Ranger Hive Plugin