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Unable to overwrite the schema of a Delta table

brickster_2018
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

As per the docs, I can overwrite the schema of a Delta table using the "overWriteSchema" option. But i am unable to overwrite the schema for a Delta table.

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brickster_2018
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

When Table ACLs are enabled, we can't change the schema of an operation through a write, which requires * MODIFY permissions, when schema changes require OWN permissions. Hence overwriting schema is not supported when Table ACL is enabled for the Delta table.

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brickster_2018
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

When Table ACLs are enabled, we can't change the schema of an operation through a write, which requires * MODIFY permissions, when schema changes require OWN permissions. Hence overwriting schema is not supported when Table ACL is enabled for the Delta table.

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