Regarding External Location

[satishreddy1326]

If I update the ownership or privileges of an external location, will it have any impact on the associated container? Specifically, while users continue to access the container through the external location during frequent updates, could these changes affect their ability to interact with the container?"

[szymon_dybczak]

Hi @satishreddy1326 ,

Nope. If your users have appropriate grants on external location then changing the owner won't have any negative effect on their ability to interact with data.

[nayan_wylde]

If you transfer ownership of the external location to another principal, the new owner gains full control.
Existing privileges may remain intact unless explicitly revoked.
However, if the new owner modifies privileges or policies, it could affect user access.
If you revoke READ, WRITE, or USE privileges from users or groups, they may lose access to the container via Unity Catalog.
This can interrupt workflows, especially if users are actively reading/writing data.