Index: ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/DDLTask.java =================================================================== --- ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/DDLTask.java (revision 1147270) +++ ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/DDLTask.java (working copy) @@ -3231,6 +3231,12 @@ tbl.setDbName(newTable.getDbName()); tbl.setTableName(newTable.getTableName()); + + try { + tbl.setOwner(conf.getUser()); + } catch (IOException e) { + LOG.error("Error getting user: " + e); + } if (crtTbl.isExternal()) { tbl.setProperty("EXTERNAL", "TRUE");