[FLUME-973] Tailing a file to HDFS does not work as expected when datanode restarts

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: Sinks+Sources
• Assignee: Brock Noland
• Reporter: Brock Noland
• Created: 15/Feb/12 20:10
• Updated: 21/Feb/12 18:42
• Resolved: 20/Feb/12 14:54

Description

If you have an exec source of tail -F file and an HDFSEventSink, restarting the datanode leads to flume not not writing to HDFS. However, flume continues to run.