Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/HLog.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/HLog.java (revision 1336466) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/HLog.java (working copy) @@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ } } } catch (IOException e) { - LOG.fatal("Could not sync. Requesting close of hlog", e); + LOG.warn("Could not sync. Requesting close of hlog", e); requestLogRoll(); throw e; } @@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ slowHLogAppendTime.inc(took); } } catch (IOException e) { - LOG.fatal("Could not append. Requesting close of hlog", e); + LOG.warn("Could not append. Requesting close of hlog", e); requestLogRoll(); throw e; }