[MAPREDUCE-652] Logging turned on by default while using distcp

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: distcp

Environment

Linux RHEL54, Linux RHEL5

• Assignee: Ravi Gummadi
• Reporter: Sanjeev Jaiswal
• Created: 10/Mar/09 04:07
• Updated: 21/Jul/14 21:47
• Resolved: 21/Jul/14 21:47

Description

Distcp should have an option to disable logging during a distcp

eg: hadoop distcp --nolog <source dir> <destination dir>

By default logging is enabled or turned on while using distcp.This generates logs in DFS, which need to be cleaned up periodically. During this time, critical applications sometimes fail, when they see distcp logs in the DFS.