Sentry 1.7.0-1703 Release Notes
IMPORTANT This component is deprecated. Hewlett Packard
Enterprise recommends using an alternate product. For more information, see Discontinued Ecosystem Components.
The notes below relate specifically to the MapR Distribution for Apache Hadoop.
| Version | 1.7.0 |
| Release Date | April 2017 |
| MapR Version Interoperability | See EEP Components and OS Support |
| Source on GitHub | https://github.com/mapr/sentry/ |
| GitHub Release Tag | 1.7.0-mapr-1703 |
| Maven Artifacts | https://repository.mapr.com/maven/ |
| Package Names | See Package Names for Ezmeral Ecosystem Packs (EEPs) |
| API Changes for this Version | See Sentry 1.7.0 API Changes. |
New in This Release
Sentry 1.7.0-1703 introduces the following enhancements or MapR platform-specific behavior changes:
- Sentry integration with Hive authorization framework v2
- Create simple shell for Sentry
- Upgrade Hive plugin v2 for Hive 2.1.1
Fixes
This MapR release includes the following fixes on the base Apache release. For complete details, refer to the commit log for this project in GitHub.
| GitHub Commit Number | Data (YYYY-MM-DD) | MapR Fix Number and Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0850531 | 2016-08-29 | MAPR-24381 - Sentry Simple Shell doesn't work on a MAPR-SASL cluster. |
| 87d4627 | 2017-01-24 | MAPR-25862 - Sentry 1.7.0 should be built with the hive2 profile by default. |
| 4aab063 | 2017-01-30 | MAPR-25936 - Sentry 1.7.0 should work with Hive 2.1.1 instead of Hive 2.0. |
| 00707be | 2017-01-30 | MAPR-25941 - Tables in Impala are invisible after configuration on Sentry. |
| 9694425 | 2017-01-31 | MAPR-25949 - Sentry can't start. |
| eb4dc39 | 2017-02-01 | MAPR-25964 - Sentry 1.7 cannot be compiled. |
| 58e8949 | 2017-02-02 | MAPR-25964 - Sentry 1.7 cannot be compiled, missed provided. |
| 6532fbe | 2017-03-14 | MAPR-26432 [Sentry 1.7] - Failed to perform USE query through Hive Thrift. |
Known Issues and Limitations
IMPORTANT MapR support for Sentry is limited to Impala users.
Resolved Issues
None.