Index: hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LoadTestTool.java =================================================================== --- hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LoadTestTool.java (revision 1567729) +++ hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LoadTestTool.java (working copy) @@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ } catch (Throwable e) { LOG.fatal("Error in granting permission for the user " + userOwner.getShortName(), e); return EXIT_FAILURE; + } finally { + table.close(); } }