[HDFS-8452] In WebHDFS, duplicate directory creation is not throwing exception.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.7.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jagadesh Kiran N
• Due: 31/May/15
• Created: 21/May/15 15:19
• Updated: 30/May/15 14:05
• Resolved: 21/May/15 23:13

Description

Case 1 (CLI):
a. In HDFS Create a new Directory

./hdfs dfs -mkdir /new  , A New directory will be created

b. Now Execute the same Command again

       mkdir: `/new': File exists  , Error message will be shown  

Case 2 (RestAPI) :
a. In HDFS Create a new Directory

curl -i -X PUT -L "http://host1:50070/webhdfs/v1/new1?op=MKDIRS&overwrite=false"

A New Directory will be created
b. Now Execute the same webhdfs command again
No exception will be thrown back to the client.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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