prestodb/presto · error · IllegalArgumentException

owner cannot be present with runAsInvoker

Error message

owner cannot be present with runAsInvoker

What it means

ViewDefinition describes a view's definition including its owner and runAsInvoker semantics. The constructor enforces an invariant: runAsInvoker=true means the view always runs with the invoking user's identity, so an owner must not also be present; otherwise IllegalArgumentException("owner cannot be present with runAsInvoker") is thrown.

Source

Thrown at presto-spi/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/spi/analyzer/ViewDefinition.java:51

    private final boolean runAsInvoker;

    @JsonCreator
    public ViewDefinition(
            @JsonProperty("originalSql") String originalSql,
            @JsonProperty("catalog") Optional<String> catalog,
            @JsonProperty("schema") Optional<String> schema,
            @JsonProperty("columns") List<ViewColumn> columns,
            @JsonProperty("owner") Optional<String> owner,
            @JsonProperty("runAsInvoker") boolean runAsInvoker)
    {
        this.originalSql = requireNonNull(originalSql, "originalSql is null");
        this.catalog = requireNonNull(catalog, "catalog is null");
        this.schema = requireNonNull(schema, "schema is null");
        this.columns = unmodifiableList(requireNonNull(columns, "columns is null"));
        this.owner = requireNonNull(owner, "owner is null");
        this.runAsInvoker = runAsInvoker;
        if (runAsInvoker && owner.isPresent()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("owner cannot be present with runAsInvoker");
        }
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public String getOriginalSql()
    {
        return originalSql;
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public Optional<String> getCatalog()
    {
        return catalog;
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public Optional<String> getSchema()
    {

View on GitHub (pinned to 55bb57d202)

Solutions

1. Set owner to Optional.empty() when runAsInvoker is true
2. Set runAsInvoker=false if the view should keep its owner's privileges
3. Sanitize deserialized view definitions before constructing ViewDefinition

Example fix

// before
new ViewDefinition(originalSql, catalog, schema, columns, Optional.of(owner), true, ...);
// after
new ViewDefinition(originalSql, catalog, schema, columns, Optional.empty(), true, ...);

if (runAsInvoker) owner = Optional.empty();

When it happens

Trigger: Constructing ViewDefinition (or deserializing its JSON/Thrift form) with owner=Optional.of(...) and runAsInvoker=true.

Common situations: Programmatic view migration tools that preserve the original owner while also setting runAsInvoker; hand-edited view definition JSON; connectors constructing ViewDefinition without clearing owner when switching to invoker semantics.

Related errors

• partitionHandle must be NOT_PARTITIONED
• Invalid NodeState value:
• SchemaTableName should have exactly 2 parts
• value must be > 0, found:
• Invalid weight:

AI-assisted analysis of prestodb/presto@55bb57d202 (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cbbaf85369faf4c3. Report an issue: GitHub.