[HADOOP-9026] Hadoop.cmd fails to initialize if user's %path% variable has parenthesis

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1-win
• Fix Version/s: 1-win
• Target Version/s: 1-win
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Ivan Mitic
• Reporter: Ivan Mitic
• Created: 13/Nov/12 00:09
• Updated: 14/Nov/12 17:29
• Resolved: 14/Nov/12 17:29

Description

Hadoop.cmd fails to initialize if user's %path% variable has parenthesis.
This happens in "updatepath" module while tring the add Hadoop_bin_path to %path%
Repro:
1. Create a folder C:\random()
2. Add this path to %path%
3. Start Hadoop command line

Error:
"<path_after_c:\rand()>"; unexpected at this time

Reported by Ramya Nimmagadda.

Issue Links

• is part of: HADOOP-8645 Stabilize branch-1-win