[HADOOP-3438] NPE if job tracker started and system property hadoop.log.dir is not set

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.18.0
• Component/s: metrics
• Labels: newbie

Environment

amd64 ubuntu, jrockit 1.6

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 23/May/08 11:28
• Updated: 08/Feb/15 18:39
• Resolved: 08/Feb/15 18:39

Description

This is a regression. If the system property "hadoop.log.dir" is not set, the job tracker NPEs rather than starts up.

Issue Links

• duplicates: HADOOP-2681 NullPointerException in TaskRunner.java when system property "hadoop.log.dir" is not set
• is related to: HADOOP-2681 NullPointerException in TaskRunner.java when system property "hadoop.log.dir" is not set
• is related to: MAPREDUCE-436 NPE in TaskRunner.run if hadoop.log.dir not set