apache/hadoop · error · FileNotFoundException

File does not exist: {}

Error message

File does not exist: {}

What it means

Error "File does not exist: {}" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java:3069

    }.resolve(this, absF);
  }

  /* HDFS only */
  public RemoteIterator<ZoneReencryptionStatus> listReencryptionStatus()
      throws IOException {
    return dfs.listReencryptionStatus();
  }

  /* HDFS only */
  public FileEncryptionInfo getFileEncryptionInfo(final Path path)
      throws IOException {
    Path absF = fixRelativePart(path);
    return new FileSystemLinkResolver<FileEncryptionInfo>() {
      @Override
      public FileEncryptionInfo doCall(final Path p) throws IOException {
        final HdfsFileStatus fi = dfs.getFileInfo(getPathName(p));
        if (fi == null) {
          throw new FileNotFoundException("File does not exist: " + p);
        }
        return fi.getFileEncryptionInfo();
      }

      @Override
      public FileEncryptionInfo next(final FileSystem fs, final Path p)
          throws IOException {
        if (fs instanceof DistributedFileSystem) {
          DistributedFileSystem myDfs = (DistributedFileSystem)fs;
          return myDfs.getFileEncryptionInfo(p);
        }
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
            "Cannot call getFileEncryptionInfo"
                + " on a symlink to a non-DistributedFileSystem: " + path
                + " -> " + p);
      }
    }.resolve(this, absF);
  }

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Solutions

1. Check fs.exists(path) before operating on the file.
2. Confirm the path is correct and the file has not been removed by another job.

When it happens

Trigger: An encryption-zone or file-level operation is attempted on a path, but the file does not exist on the NameNode.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b30449cd05e3c07a. Report an issue: GitHub.