[MAPREDUCE-130] Delete the jobconf copy from the log directory of the JobTracker when the job is retired

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.20.1
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Release Note: When a job is initialized, it localizes the job conf to the logs dir. Without this patch I never gets deleted. Now when the job retires, the conf is deleted. This local copy is required to display on the webui.
• Assignee: Amar Kamat
• Reporter: Devaraj Das
• Created: 09/Jun/09 05:53
• Updated: 20/Jul/11 08:03
• Resolved: 26/Jun/09 09:01

Description

The JobTracker (for web-ui viewing purposes), copies the jobconf from the hdfs and store it in the log directory. The file should be deleted when the job is retired (removed from memory).

Issue Links

• is related to: MAPREDUCE-2714 When a job is retired by the same user's another job, its jobconf file is not deleted from the log directory of the JobTracker