set hive.test.authz.sstd.hs2.mode=true; set hive.security.authorization.manager=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.security.authorization.plugin.sqlstd.SQLStdHiveAuthorizerFactoryForTest; set hive.security.authenticator.manager=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.security.SessionStateConfigUserAuthenticator; set user.name=user1; -- current user has been set (comment line before the set cmd is resulting in parse error!!) CREATE TABLE t_auth_ins(i int); CREATE TABLE t_select(i int); GRANT ALL ON TABLE t_select TO ROLE public; -- grant insert privilege to another user GRANT INSERT ON t_auth_ins TO USER userWIns; GRANT INSERT,DELETE ON t_auth_ins TO USER userWInsAndDel; set user.name=hive_admin_user; set role admin; SHOW GRANT ON TABLE t_auth_ins; set user.name=userWIns; INSERT INTO TABLE t_auth_ins SELECT * from t_select; set user.name=userWInsAndDel; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE t_auth_ins SELECT * from t_select;