[HDFS-7953] NN Web UI fails to navigate to paths that contain #

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.7.0
• Component/s: namenode
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Kanaka Kumar Avvaru
• Reporter: Kanaka Kumar Avvaru
• Created: 18/Mar/15 14:14
• Updated: 24/Apr/15 23:22
• Resolved: 18/Mar/15 18:09

Description

1. Create a directory with name containing '#' like test#folder
2. Add a file under this folder
3. Use NameNode UI to browse the folder

It gives the following error in web UI
"Failed to retrieve data from /webhdfs/v1/test#folder?op=LISTSTATUS: Bad Request"