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  1. Hadoop Common
  2. HADOOP-10779

Generalize DFS_PERMISSIONS_SUPERUSERGROUP_KEY for any HCFS

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    • Status: Open
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • documentation, fs

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      HDFS has configuration option dfs.permissions.superusergroup stored in
      hdfs-site.xml configuration file:

      <property>
        <name>dfs.permissions.superusergroup</name>
        <value>supergroup</value>
        <description>The name of the group of super-users.</description>
      </property>
      

      Since we have an option to use alternative Hadoop filesystems (HCFS), there is
      a question how to specify a supergroup in such case.

      Eg. would introducing HCFS option in say core-site.xml for this as shown
      below make sense?

      <property>
        <name>hcfs.permissions.superusergroup</name>
        <value>${dfs.permissions.superusergroup}</value>
        <description>The name of the group of super-users.</description>
      </property>
      

      Or would you solve it in different way? I would like to at least declare
      a recommended approach for alternative Hadoop filesystems to follow.

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            mbukatov Martin Bukatovic
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