feat: add implicit s3:DeleteObject grant for s3tables:DeleteTable #211
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Add implicit permission so that s3tables:DeleteTable also grants s3:DeleteObject. This enables table purging (DROP TABLE ... PURGE) to delete underlying data files in the table's storage location. This is needed because Spark's DROP TABLE ... PURGE performs client-side deletes rather than using purgeRequested=true to let the catalog handle deletion. This workaround grants the necessary privilege until the issue is fixed in Spark/Iceberg upstream. References: - apache/iceberg#14743 - apache/iceberg#11023
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Summary
s3tables:DeleteTablealso grantss3:DeleteObjectDROP TABLE ... PURGE) to delete underlying data files in the table's storage locationBackground
When using Spark's
DROP TABLE ... PURGE, the operation fails because users withs3tables:DeleteTablepermission don't have thes3:DeleteObjectpermission needed to delete the underlying data files.This is a workaround for a Spark/Iceberg issue where
DROP TABLE ... PURGEperforms client-side deletes rather than usingpurgeRequested=trueto let the catalog handle deletion server-side.References
RCK fix