[HIVE-6180] Hive JDBC Driver connection fail when no default database passed in the connection string

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.13.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.13.0
• Component/s: HiveServer2
• Assignee: Prasad Suresh Mujumdar
• Reporter: Sravya Tirukkovalur
• Created: 09/Jan/14 22:49
• Updated: 17/Jan/14 18:08
• Resolved: 17/Jan/14 18:08

Description

Connection fails with connection url "jdbc:hive2://hostname:port" without dbname after Hive-4256. There is a check in jdbc/HiveConnection.java :

if(dbName!=null)
  stmt.execute("use "+dbName);

But looks like dbName is "" instead of null.

Issue Links

• is related to: HIVE-4256 JDBC2 HiveConnection does not use the specified database
• links to: ReviewBoard #16838