[HDFS-6662] WebHDFS cannot open a file if its path contains "%"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.7.0
• Component/s: namenode
• Target Version/s: 2.7.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Gerson Carlos
• Reporter: Brahma Reddy Battula
• Created: 10/Jul/14 12:21
• Updated: 10/Apr/15 20:30
• Resolved: 17/Feb/15 21:05

Description

1. write a file into HDFS is such a way that, file name is like 1%2%3%4

2. using NameNode UI browse the file

throwing following Exception.

"Path does not exist on HDFS or WebHDFS is disabled. Please check your path or enable WebHDFS"

HBase write its WAL files data in HDFS using % contains in file name

eg: /hbase/WALs/HOST-***,60020,1404731504691/HOST-**-130%2C60020%2C1404731504691.1404812663950.meta

the above file info is not opening in the UI.

Issue Links

• breaks: HDFS-7816 Unable to open webhdfs paths with "+"