[HIVE-2033] A database's warehouse.dir is not used for tables created in it.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.0, 0.8.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.8.0
• Component/s: Clients, Metastore
• Assignee: Thiruvel Thirumoolan
• Reporter: Thiruvel Thirumoolan
• Created: 08/Mar/11 19:24
• Updated: 16/Dec/11 23:55
• Resolved: 21/Jun/11 18:45

Description

$ create database db with dbproperties ('hive.metastore.warehouse.dir' = 'loc');
$ use db;
$ create table test(name string);

Table 'test's location is not under 'loc'. Instead its under hive-site.xml's warehouse dir.