[HIVE-8987] slf4j classpath collision when starting hive metastore

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.14.0

Environment

Apache Hadoop 2.5.2 and Apache Hive 0.14

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: André Kelpe
• Created: 27/Nov/14 12:06
• Updated: 27/Nov/14 12:06

Description

The latest release introduced a collision on the classpath. When I start the metatstore, I see an slf4j error:

apache-hive-0.14.0-bin/bin/hive --service metastore 
Starting Hive Metastore Server
SLF4J: Class path contains multiple SLF4J bindings.
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/opt/hadoop-2.5.2/share/hadoop/common/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.5.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/vagrant/apache-hive-0.14.0-bin/lib/hive-jdbc-0.14.0-standalone.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: See http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#multiple_bindings for an explanation.
SLF4J: Actual binding is of type [org.slf4j.impl.Log4jLoggerFactory