[HDFS-2285] BackupNode should reject requests trying to modify namespace

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.22.0, 0.23.0, 2.0.0-alpha
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.3, 2.0.2-alpha
• Component/s: namenode
• Target Version/s: 0.23.3
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Konstantin Shvachko
• Reporter: Konstantin Shvachko
• Created: 25/Aug/11 00:20
• Updated: 10/Mar/15 04:36
• Resolved: 29/Oct/11 20:21

Description

I am trying to remove file from BackupNode using

hadoop fs -fs hdfs://backup.node.com:50100 -rm /README.txt

which is supposed to fail. But it seems to be hanging forever.
Needs some investigation. It used to throw SafeModeException if I remember correctly.