apache/hadoop · error

Hadoop Pipes Exception: %s\n

Error message

Hadoop Pipes Exception: %s\n

What it means

Error "Hadoop Pipes Exception: %s\n" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-pipes/src/main/native/pipes/impl/HadoopPipes.cc:1186

      }
      fflush(stdout);
      if (sock != -1) {
        int result = shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        HADOOP_ASSERT(result == 0, "problem shutting socket");
        result = close(sock);
        HADOOP_ASSERT(result == 0, "problem closing socket");
      }
      if (stream != NULL) {
        //fclose(stream);
      }
      if (outStream != NULL) {
        //fclose(outStream);
      } 
      delete[] bufin;
      delete[] bufout;
      return true;
    } catch (Error& err) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Hadoop Pipes Exception: %s\n", 
              err.getMessage().c_str());
      return false;
    }
  }
}

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Solutions

1. Inspect the full pipes exception message and task logs for the underlying protocol or application error in the C++ map/reduce code.

When it happens

Trigger: Hadoop Pipes C++ client throws a general exception while communicating with the Java task process (protocol error or unexpected message).

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/905bab270ef41c00. Report an issue: GitHub.