apache/hadoop · error · NoAuthWithAWSException

{name}No AWS Credentials provided by {providerNames}

Error message

{name}No AWS Credentials provided by {providerNames}

What it means

Error "{name}No AWS Credentials provided by {providerNames}" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/AWSCredentialProviderList.java:224

        if (e.getMessage() != null) {
          lastException = SdkException.create(e.getMessage(), e);
        }
        LOG.debug("No credentials provided by {}: {}",
            provider, e.toString(), e);
      }
    }

    // no providers had any credentials. Rethrow the last exception
    // or create a new one.
    String message =  name +  "No AWS Credentials provided by "
        + listProviderNames();
    if (lastException != null) {
      message += ": " + lastException;
    }
    if (lastException instanceof CredentialInitializationException) {
      throw lastException;
    } else {
      throw new NoAuthWithAWSException(message, lastException);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the underlying list of providers.
   *
   * @return providers
   */
  public List<AwsCredentialsProvider> getProviders() {
    return providers;
  }

  /**
   * Verify that the provider list is not empty.
   * @throws SdkException if there are no providers.
   */
  public void checkNotEmpty() {
    if (providers.isEmpty()) {

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Solutions

1. Configure AWS credentials: set fs.s3a.access.key and fs.s3a.secret.key, or use a credential provider chain that can supply credentials.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/AWSCredentialProviderList.java:224 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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