Enabling the Function of Creating a Foreign Table in a Directory That Can Only Be Read

Scenario

This function is applicable to Hive and Spark2x.

After this function is enabled, the user or user group that has the read and execute permissions on a directory can create foreign tables in the directory without checking whether the current user is the owner of the directory. In addition, the directory of a foreign table cannot be stored in the default directory \warehouse. In addition, do not change the permission of the directory during foreign table authorization.

After this function is enabled, the function of the foreign table changes greatly. Based on the actual application scenario, determine whether to enable this function.

Procedure

1. Log in to FusionInsight Manager. For details, see Accessing FusionInsight Manager. Choose Cluster > Services > Hive > Configurations > All Configurations.
2. Choose HiveServer(Role) > Customization, add a customized parameter to the hive-site.xml parameter file, set Name to hive.restrict.create.grant.external.table, and set Value to true.
3. Choose MetaStore(Role) > Customization, add a customized parameter to the hivemetastore-site.xml parameter file, set Name to hive.restrict.create.grant.external.table, and set Value to true. Restart all Hive instances after the modification.
4. Determine whether to enable this function on the Spark2x client.
   • If yes, download and install the Spark2x client again.
   • If no, no further action is required.