apache/hadoop · error · PathIsNotEmptyDirectoryException

path.toString()

Error message

path.toString()

What it means

Error "path.toString()" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/DeleteOperation.java:222

    if (status.isDirectory()) {
      LOG.debug("delete: Path is a directory: {}", path);
      checkArgument(
          status.isEmptyDirectory() != Tristate.UNKNOWN,
          "File status must have directory emptiness computed");

      if (!key.endsWith("/")) {
        key = key + "/";
      }

      if ("/".equals(key)) {
        LOG.error("S3A: Cannot delete the root directory."
                + " Path: {}. Recursive: {}",
            status.getPath(), recursive);
        return false;
      }

      if (!recursive && status.isEmptyDirectory() == Tristate.FALSE) {
        throw new PathIsNotEmptyDirectoryException(path.toString());
      }
      if (status.isEmptyDirectory() == Tristate.TRUE) {
        LOG.debug("deleting empty directory {}", path);
        deleteObjectAtPath(path, key, false);
      } else {
        deleteDirectoryTree(path, key);
      }

    } else {
      // simple file.
      LOG.debug("deleting simple file {}", path);
      deleteObjectAtPath(path, key, true);
    }
    LOG.debug("Deleted {} objects", filesDeleted);
    return true;
  }

  /**

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Solutions

1. This is an internal path-handling error; verify the path being deleted is valid and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/DeleteOperation.java:222 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/09c9f318db400a95. Report an issue: GitHub.