[KUDU-1186] master fails to start if unable to find metadata files

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: master
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dan Burkert
• Created: 26/Sep/15 01:06
• Updated: 05/Jun/19 22:38

Description

The master will refuse to start if it finds the metadata directory, but no files within it. This can happen if a previous startup attempt has failed due to clocks not being synchronized. Relevant log message:

 Bad status: Not found: Unable to initialize catalog manager: Failed to initialize sys tables async: Could not load tablet metadata from /var/lib/kudu/master/tablet-meta/00000000000000000000000000000000: /var/lib/kudu/master/tablet-meta/00000000000000000000000000000000: No such file or directory (error 2)

Issue Links

• relates to: KUDU-1202 Document the ntp runtime requirement