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AI-generatedDoes HDFS enforce authorization checks when dfs.permissions.enabled is false on a Kerberized cluster?
We are evaluating a multi-tenant HDFS deployment where Kerberos authentication is required for all client connections, but the cluster administrator is considering setting dfs.permissions.enabled to false to simplify namespace management. The concern is whether disabling the POSIX-style permission model removes all authorization barriers, effectively allowin