apache/hadoop · error · FileNotFoundException

File %s does not exist.

Error message

File %s does not exist.

What it means

Error "File %s does not exist." thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/sftp/SFTPFileSystem.java:233

    Path absolute = makeAbsolute(workDir, file);
    Path parentPath = absolute.getParent();
    if (parentPath == null) { // root directory
      long length = -1; // Length of root directory on server not known
      boolean isDir = true;
      int blockReplication = 1;
      long blockSize = DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE; // Block Size not known.
      long modTime = -1; // Modification time of root directory not known.
      Path root = new Path("/");
      return new FileStatus(length, isDir, blockReplication, blockSize,
          modTime,
          root.makeQualified(this.getUri(), this.getWorkingDirectory(client)));
    }
    String pathName = parentPath.toUri().getPath();
    Vector<LsEntry> sftpFiles;
    try {
      sftpFiles = (Vector<LsEntry>) client.ls(pathName);
    } catch (SftpException e) {
      throw new FileNotFoundException(String.format(E_FILE_NOTFOUND, file));
    }
    if (sftpFiles != null) {
      for (LsEntry sftpFile : sftpFiles) {
        if (sftpFile.getFilename().equals(file.getName())) {
          // file found in directory
          fileStat = getFileStatus(client, sftpFile, parentPath);
          break;
        }
      }
      if (fileStat == null) {
        throw new FileNotFoundException(String.format(E_FILE_NOTFOUND, file));
      }
    } else {
      throw new FileNotFoundException(String.format(E_FILE_NOTFOUND, file));
    }
    return fileStat;
  }

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Solutions

1. Verify the file path exists on the SFTP server before the operation.
2. Create the file first or correct the path being opened.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown by SFTPFileSystem.open when the requested file path does not exist on the SFTP server.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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