apache/hadoop · error · InvalidConfigurationValueException

Invalid configuration value detected for %s

Error message

Invalid configuration value detected for %s

What it means

Error "Invalid configuration value detected for %s" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azurebfs/diagnostics/BooleanConfigurationBasicValidator.java:48

public class BooleanConfigurationBasicValidator extends ConfigurationBasicValidator<Boolean> {
  private static final String TRUE = "true";
  private static final String FALSE = "false";

  public BooleanConfigurationBasicValidator(final String configKey, final boolean defaultVal, final boolean throwIfInvalid) {
    super(configKey, defaultVal, throwIfInvalid);
  }

  public Boolean validate(final String configValue) throws InvalidConfigurationValueException {
    Boolean result = super.validate(configValue);
    if (result != null) {
      return result;
    }

    if (configValue.equalsIgnoreCase(TRUE) || configValue.equalsIgnoreCase(FALSE)) {
      return Boolean.valueOf(configValue);
    }

    throw new InvalidConfigurationValueException(getConfigKey());
  }
}

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Solutions

1. Set the named configuration key to 'true' or 'false'.
2. Remove stray whitespace or quotes around the value in the configuration file.

When it happens

Trigger: A boolean configuration property contains a non-boolean value when the ABFS driver validates configuration.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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