[HDFS-7504] directory size is shown as 0B when browsing directory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.1, 2.5.0
• Component/s: hdfs-client, webhdfs

Environment

Ubuntu14.04

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Wang Peipei
• Created: 10/Dec/14 03:22
• Updated: 01/Apr/15 19:27
• Resolved: 10/Dec/14 04:01

Description

No matter using hadoop dfs -ls or using web brower to look at the directory information, the size is always shown as 0B. The correct value should be the sum of its files and sub-directories.