[HBASE-3347] Can't truncate/disable table that has rows in .META. that have empty info:regioninfo column

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.90.0
• Assignee: Michael Stack
• Reporter: Michael Stack
• Created: 13/Dec/10 21:03
• Updated: 20/Nov/15 12:41
• Resolved: 13/Dec/10 22:39

Description

I somehow manufactured empty info:regioninfo cells in .META. – still trying to figure how – but trying to drop the table I get NPE

ERROR: java.lang.NullPointerException: null
Backtrace: org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/Writables.java:75:in `getWritable'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/Writables.java:119:in `getHRegionInfo'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java:505:in `processRow'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetaScanner.java:190:in `metaScan'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetaScanner.java:95:in `metaScan'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetaScanner.java:73:in `metaScan'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java:530:in `getHTableDescriptor'
           org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java:320:in `getTableDescriptor'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/hbase/admin.rb:205:in `truncate'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell/commands/truncate.rb:33:in `command'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell/commands.rb:64:in `format_simple_command'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell/commands/truncate.rb:31:in `command'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell/commands.rb:31:in `command_safe'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell/commands.rb:70:in `translate_hbase_exceptions'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell/commands.rb:31:in `command_safe'
           /home/stack/hbase/bin/../bin/../src/main/ruby/shell.rb:106:in `command'
           (eval):2:in `truncate'
           (hbase):4:in `irb_binding'