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Tsz Wo (Nicholas), SZE commented on HADOOP-4429: ------------------------------------------------ > Is this a bug in hadoop? Currently, "groups" is required external command for Hadoop. So, this is not a bug. See also the [User Identity|http://hadoop.apache.org/core/docs/r0.18.1/hdfs_permissions_guide.html] section in the Permissions User and Administrator Guide. > Misconfigured UNIX Groups Break Hadoop > -------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-4429 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-4429 > Project: Hadoop Core > Issue Type: Bug > Components: dfs > Environment: UNIX, Linux > Reporter: Alex Loddengaard > Priority: Minor > > If a UNIX user has misconfigured groups, either locally or through LDAP, then > Hadoop will not be able to start. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.