[KAFKA-2031] Executing scripts that invoke kafka-run-class.sh results in 'permission denied to create log dir' warning.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 0.8.1.1
• Component/s: packaging
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Manikandan Narayanaswamy
• Created: 19/Mar/15 00:02
• Updated: 19/Mar/15 01:18
• Resolved: 19/Mar/15 00:48

Description

Kafka-run-class.sh script expects LOG_DIR variable to be set, and if this variable is not set, it defaults log dir to $base_dir/logs. And in the event the executor of the script does not have the right permissions, it would lead to errors such as:

mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/lib/kafka/bin/../logs': Permission denied.

Proposing one way to make this more configurable is by introducing kafka-env.sh. Sourcing this file would export LOG_DIR and potentially other variables if need be.