[HADOOP-8109] Using the default rpms of hadoop, /usr/etc/hadoop symlink gets removed on upgrade

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.0, 0.23.0
• Assignee: Hitesh Shah
• Reporter: Hitesh Shah
• Created: 24/Feb/12 01:50
• Updated: 08/Dec/14 19:32
• Resolved: 08/Dec/14 19:32

Description

Given that for rpms, the pre-uninstall scripts for the older version run after the post-install scripts of the package being installed, the symlink created from /usr/etc/hadoop to /etc/hadoop gets deleted. This breaks running /usr/bin/hadoop without providing --config.