[HADOOP-8792] hadoop-daemon doesn't handle chown failures

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.3
• Component/s: bin

Environment

Whirr deployment onto existing VM

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 12/Sep/12 09:54
• Updated: 08/Feb/15 17:45
• Resolved: 08/Feb/15 17:45

Description

A whirr deployment of the JT failed; it looks like the hadoop user wasn't there. This didn't get picked up by whirr (WHIRR-651) as the hadoop-daemon script doesn't check the return value of its chown operation -this should be converted into a failure.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: HADOOP-9902 Shell script rewrite
• is required by: WHIRR-651 Failure of the JT to start up due to a bad user name doesn't get picked up