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Srikanth Srungarapu commented on HBASE-13239: --------------------------------------------- On second thoughts, actually you can delete existing function as it is not being used else where! {code}public boolean authorizeGroup(String groupName, TableName table, byte[] family, Permission.Action action) {code} > Hbase grants at specific column level does not work for Groups > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HBASE-13239 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-13239 > Project: HBase > Issue Type: Bug > Components: hbase > Affects Versions: 0.98.4 > Reporter: Jaymin Patel > Assignee: Ted Yu > Fix For: 2.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 0.98.12 > > Attachments: 13239-v1.txt > > > While performing Grant command to a specific column in a table - to a > specific group does not produce needed results. However, when specific user > is mentioned (instead of group name) in grant command, it becomes effective > Steps to Reproduce : > 1) using super-user, Grant a table/column family/column level grant to a group > 2) login using a user ( part of the above group) and scan the table. It does > not return any results > 3) using super-user, Grant a table/column family/column level grant to a > specific user ( instead of group) > 4) login using that specific user and scan the table. It produces correct > results, i.e. provides only the column where user has select privileges -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)