fix(catalog-sql): forward catalog props to FileIO

crates/catalog/sql/src/catalog.rs

@@ -257,7 +257,11 @@ impl SqlCatalog {
                 "StorageFactory must be provided for SqlCatalog. Use `with_storage_factory` to configure it.",
             )
         })?;
-        let fileio = FileIOBuilder::new(factory).build();
+        // Forward catalog props so storage-backend keys reach the FileIO.
+        // Unrecognized keys are ignored by backends.
+        let fileio = FileIOBuilder::new(factory)
+            .with_props(config.props.clone())
+            .build();
 
         install_default_drivers();
         let max_connections: u32 = config
@@ -1185,6 +1189,33 @@ mod tests {
         new_sql_catalog(warehouse_loc.clone(), Some("iceberg")).await;
     }
 
+    /// Regression test: storage-backend props set on the catalog must reach
+    /// the FileIO; otherwise authenticated backends fail with 401s on writes.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_storage_props_propagate_to_file_io() {
+        let sql_lite_uri = format!("sqlite:{}", temp_path());
+        sqlx::Sqlite::create_database(&sql_lite_uri).await.unwrap();
+        let warehouse_location = temp_path();
+
+        let catalog = SqlCatalogBuilder::default()
+            .with_storage_factory(Arc::new(LocalFsStorageFactory))
+            .load(
+                "iceberg",
+                HashMap::from_iter([
+                    (SQL_CATALOG_PROP_URI.to_string(), sql_lite_uri),
+                    (SQL_CATALOG_PROP_WAREHOUSE.to_string(), warehouse_location),
+                    ("s3.region".to_string(), "us-east-1".to_string()),
+                    ("hf.token".to_string(), "hf_test_token".to_string()),
+                ]),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let props = catalog.fileio.config().props();
+        assert_eq!(props.get("s3.region"), Some(&"us-east-1".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(props.get("hf.token"), Some(&"hf_test_token".to_string()));
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_builder_method() {
         let sql_lite_uri = format!("sqlite:{}", temp_path());