Index: src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaScanner.java =================================================================== --- src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaScanner.java (revision 1497909) +++ src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaScanner.java (working copy) @@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ endKey = Bytes.toLong(hri.getEndKey()); } LOG.info("start:" + startKey + " end:" + endKey + " hri:" + hri); - Assert.assertTrue(Bytes.equals(lastEndKey, hri.getStartKey())); + Assert.assertTrue("lastEndKey=" + Bytes.toString(lastEndKey) + ", startKey=" + + Bytes.toString(hri.getStartKey()), Bytes.equals(lastEndKey, hri.getStartKey())); lastEndKey = hri.getEndKey(); } Assert.assertTrue(Bytes.equals(lastEndKey, HConstants.EMPTY_END_ROW));