[HADOOP-6145] No error message for deleting non-existant file or directory.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.20.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.20.1
• Component/s: fs
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Tags: ygridqa
• Assignee: Jakob Homan
• Reporter: Suman Sehgal
• Created: 09/Jul/09 08:02
• Updated: 02/Jul/10 04:49
• Resolved: 14/Jul/09 17:42

Description

If non-existant path or src is provided with rm/rmr option then no error message is displayed
command: hadoop dfs -rm <src> (where src is non-existant)
dfs displays "rm: <src>"
while it should display "No such file or directory".