[RANGER-1380] not able to delete group that is having special character from ranger admin

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.7.0
• Component/s: admin, Ranger
• Assignee: Mehul Parikh
• Reporter: Deepak Sharma
• Created: 13/Feb/17 12:33
• Updated: 20/Feb/17 10:07
• Resolved: 20/Feb/17 10:07

Description

not able to delete group that is having special character from ranger admin

org.apache.ranger.common.RESTErrorUtil (RESTErrorUtil.java:63) - Request failed. loginId=admin, logMessage=groupspecial#$@& is Not Found
javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException
	at org.apache.ranger.common.RESTErrorUtil.createRESTException(RESTErrorUtil.java:56)
	at org.apache.ranger.common.RESTErrorUtil.createRESTException(RESTErrorUtil.java:325)
	at org.apache.ranger.service.XGroupService.getGroupByGroupName(XGroupService.java:104)
	at org.apache.ranger.rest.XUserREST.deleteGroupsByGroupName(XUserREST.java:1064)
	at org.apache.ranger.rest.XUserREST$$FastClassByCGLIB$$b2a65360.invoke(<generated>)
	at net.sf.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invoke(MethodProxy.java:191)
	at org.springframework.aop.framework.Cglib2AopProxy$CglibMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(Cglib2AopProxy.java:689)

problem is the input sent for special character is appended with amp after the & which is causing the issue.

Issue Links

• links to: Review request - 56694