Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-lucene-hadoop-user-archive@locus.apache.org Received: (qmail 1826 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2006 09:11:39 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 22 Jun 2006 09:11:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 64732 invoked by uid 500); 22 Jun 2006 09:11:39 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-lucene-hadoop-user-archive@lucene.apache.org Received: (qmail 64709 invoked by uid 500); 22 Jun 2006 09:11:38 -0000 Mailing-List: contact hadoop-user-help@lucene.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org Received: (qmail 64700 invoked by uid 99); 22 Jun 2006 09:11:38 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:11:38 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [84.96.21.10] (HELO trinity.anyware-tech.com) (84.96.21.10) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:11:35 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by trinity.anyware-tech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E88C940014C for ; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:11:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: from trinity.anyware-tech.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (trinity.anyware-tech.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02131-05 for ; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:10:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [10.0.1.43] (homer.anyware [10.0.1.43]) by trinity.anyware-tech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D29FC400133 for ; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:10:57 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <449A5EAB.3050509@anyware-tech.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:11:07 +0200 From: Philippe Gassmann User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060621) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: Configuration policy References: <4497E427.8040908@anyware-tech.com> <200606200745.59561.breed@yahoo-inc.com> <9d004b8e020cd4bbb15ab096c9ddd40a@yahoo-inc.com> <4498FC82.4040407@anyware-tech.com> <0c0a51a6bcb6b307370af71db0ff7912@yahoo-inc.com> In-Reply-To: <0c0a51a6bcb6b307370af71db0ff7912@yahoo-inc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at anyware-tech.com X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Owen O'Malley wrote: > > On Jun 21, 2006, at 1:00 AM, Philippe Gassmann wrote: > >> In the hadoop-site.xml file you have : dfs.data.dir >> This property is used by the servers to indicate where to store data. >> This property is also used by the client. When creating >> DFSClient.DFSOutputStream, a temporary file is created in >> ${dfs.data.dir}/tmp. I think this is not the right thing to do, because >> you need to maintain on the client machine, the same directory structure >> (including rights on them) as in the servers. And when, for instance, >> you try to install an hadoop server and a client on the same machine for >> testing purpose, you have to cope with terrible things... > > I agree that it should be a different variable. Your first reason is > the compelling one, in my opinion. Clients and servers don't > necessarily have the same directory structure. Is there already a jira > issue open on this? If not, there probably should be. > > -- Owen > A JIRA issue already exists : http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-88 -- Philippe GASSMANN Solutions & Technologies ANYWARE TECHNOLOGIES Tel : +33 (0)5 61 00 52 90 Fax : +33 (0)5 61 00 51 46 http://www.anyware-tech.com/