Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java (revision 1081040) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java (working copy) @@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs */ public boolean isTableEnabled(byte[] tableName) throws IOException { + HTableDescriptor.isLegalTableName(tableName); return connection.isTableEnabled(tableName); } @@ -608,6 +609,7 @@ * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs */ public boolean isTableDisabled(byte[] tableName) throws IOException { + HTableDescriptor.isLegalTableName(tableName); return connection.isTableDisabled(tableName); }