[SENTRY-768] [Improve error handling] Handle cases when getGroups throws an exception

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Sravya Tirukkovalur
• Created: 10/Jun/15 18:17
• Updated: 12/Oct/15 05:44
• Resolved: 12/Oct/15 05:44

Description

We need to handle this case better: Today we just have a warning if the sentry plugin was not able to resolve group names for a user.

https://github.com/apache/incubator-sentry/blob/0416dc016b9f594f89cf3cfbe9702592c21bf6da/sentry-provider/sentry-provider-common/src/main/java/org/apache/sentry/provider/common/HadoopGroupMappingService.java#L62

Issue Links

• duplicates: SENTRY-769 [Improve error handling] Make sure groups in list_sentry_privileges_for_provider is not empty
• relates to: SENTRY-769 [Improve error handling] Make sure groups in list_sentry_privileges_for_provider is not empty