apache/hadoop · error · IOException

Could not create namespace

Error message

Could not create namespace

What it means

Error "Could not create namespace" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/ZKDelegationTokenSecretManager.java:259

  @Override
  public void startThreads() throws IOException {
    if (!isExternalClient) {
      try {
        zkClient.start();
      } catch (Exception e) {
        throw new IOException("Could not start Curator Framework", e);
      }
    } else {
      // If namespace parents are implicitly created, they won't have ACLs.
      // So, let's explicitly create them.
      CuratorFramework nullNsFw = zkClient.usingNamespace(null);
      try {
        String nameSpace = "/" + zkClient.getNamespace();
        nullNsFw.create().creatingParentContainersIfNeeded().forPath(nameSpace);
      } catch (KeeperException.NodeExistsException ignore) {
        // We don't care if the znode already exists
      } catch (Exception e) {
        throw new IOException("Could not create namespace", e);
      }
    }
    try {
      delTokSeqCounter = new SharedCount(zkClient, ZK_DTSM_SEQNUM_ROOT, 0);
      if (delTokSeqCounter != null) {
        delTokSeqCounter.start();
      }
      // the first batch range should be allocated during this starting window
      // by calling the incrSharedCount
      currentSeqNum = incrSharedCount(delTokSeqCounter, seqNumBatchSize);
      currentMaxSeqNum = currentSeqNum + seqNumBatchSize;
      LOG.info("Fetched initial range of seq num, from {} to {} ",
          currentSeqNum+1, currentMaxSeqNum);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      throw new IOException("Could not start Sequence Counter", e);
    }
    try {
      keyIdSeqCounter = new SharedCount(zkClient, ZK_DTSM_KEYID_ROOT, 0);

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Solutions

1. Creating the Curator namespace znode failed. Ensure the ZK client has CREATE permission on the parent path and the ensemble is writable.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/ZKDelegationTokenSecretManager.java:259 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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