PREHOOK: query: -- current user has been set (comment line before the set cmd is resulting in parse error!!) CREATE TABLE table_priv_allf(i int) PREHOOK: type: CREATETABLE PREHOOK: Output: database:default PREHOOK: Output: default@table_priv_allf POSTHOOK: query: -- current user has been set (comment line before the set cmd is resulting in parse error!!) CREATE TABLE table_priv_allf(i int) POSTHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: Output: database:default POSTHOOK: Output: default@table_priv_allf PREHOOK: query: -- grant insert to user2 WITH grant option GRANT INSERT ON table_priv_allf TO USER user2 with grant option PREHOOK: type: GRANT_PRIVILEGE PREHOOK: Output: default@table_priv_allf POSTHOOK: query: -- grant insert to user2 WITH grant option GRANT INSERT ON table_priv_allf TO USER user2 with grant option POSTHOOK: type: GRANT_PRIVILEGE POSTHOOK: Output: default@table_priv_allf PREHOOK: query: -- try grant all to user3, without having all privileges GRANT ALL ON table_priv_allf TO USER user3 PREHOOK: type: GRANT_PRIVILEGE PREHOOK: Output: default@table_priv_allf FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask. Permission denied: Principal [name=user2, type=USER] does not have following privileges for operation GRANT_PRIVILEGE [[SELECT with grant, UPDATE with grant, DELETE with grant] on Object [type=TABLE_OR_VIEW, name=default.table_priv_allf]]