apache/hadoop · error · IOException

owner is too long to be serialized!

Error message

owner is too long to be serialized!

What it means

Error "owner is too long to be serialized!" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/AbstractDelegationTokenIdentifier.java:220

    masterKeyId = WritableUtils.readVInt(in);
  }

  @VisibleForTesting
  void writeImpl(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
    out.writeByte(VERSION);
    owner.write(out);
    renewer.write(out);
    realUser.write(out);
    WritableUtils.writeVLong(out, issueDate);
    WritableUtils.writeVLong(out, maxDate);
    WritableUtils.writeVInt(out, sequenceNumber);
    WritableUtils.writeVInt(out, masterKeyId);
  }
  
  @Override
  public void write(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
    if (owner.getLength() > Text.DEFAULT_MAX_LEN) {
      throw new IOException("owner is too long to be serialized!");
    }
    if (renewer.getLength() > Text.DEFAULT_MAX_LEN) {
      throw new IOException("renewer is too long to be serialized!");
    }
    if (realUser.getLength() > Text.DEFAULT_MAX_LEN) {
      throw new IOException("realuser is too long to be serialized!");
    }
    writeImpl(out);
  }
  
  @Override
  public String toString() {
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
    buffer
        .append(getKind())
        .append(" owner=").append(owner)
        .append(", renewer=").append(renewer)
        .append(", realUser=").append(realUser)

View on GitHub (pinned to 2add963021)

Solutions

1. Shorten the owner name: the delegation token owner exceeds the maximum length that can be serialized into the token identifier. Use a shorter user/principal name.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/AbstractDelegationTokenIdentifier.java:220 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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