[FLUME-796] Master fails to start if does not have a resolveable hostname

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.4
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.5
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Will McQueen
• Created: 13/Oct/11 21:45
• Updated: 05/Nov/14 10:47
• Resolved: 05/Nov/14 10:47

Description

To duplicate:

• As root, run 'hostname foobar'
• Attempt to start the flume master.

You will see this error message:

2011-10-13 14:31:17,554 [main] ERROR util.NetUtils: Unable to get canonical host name! foobar: foobar
java.net.UnknownHostException: foobar: foobar
at java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1354)
at com.cloudera.util.NetUtils.<clinit>(NetUtils.java:43)
at com.cloudera.flume.master.FlumeMaster.inferMasterHostID(FlumeMaster.java:464)
at com.cloudera.flume.master.FlumeMaster.main(FlumeMaster.java:533)
2011-10-13 14:31:17,560 [main] INFO master.FlumeMaster: Inferred master server index 0

Later you may see:

2011-10-13 14:31:19,629 [main] INFO master.ZKInProcessServer: server 0.0.0.0:3181 not up yet