[HBASE-11534] Remove broken JAVA_HOME autodetection in hbase-config.sh

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.99.0, 0.98.5
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Release Note: This change removes old and increasingly useless JAVA_HOME autodetection that looks for Java 6 runtimes in various locations. Ensure that JAVA_HOME is correctly set in the environment before launching HBase daemons.
• Assignee: Esteban Gutierrez
• Reporter: Andrew Kyle Purtell
• Created: 17/Jul/14 04:59
• Updated: 06/Apr/18 17:51
• Resolved: 18/Jul/14 17:48

Description

aw mentioned on Twitter that the old JAVA_HOME autodetection script we have in hbase-config.sh is very unlikely to do the right thing now. Rip it out.

Sub-Tasks

• Document the new requirement to set JAVA_HOME before starting HBase: Closed