apache/hadoop · error · UnsupportedOperationException

Token renewal is not supported for {token.kind} tokens

Error message

Token renewal is not supported  for {token.kind} tokens

What it means

Error "Token renewal is not supported for {token.kind} tokens" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/Token.java:542

    // define the kind for this renewer
    protected Text getKind() {
      return null;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean handleKind(Text kind) {
      return kind.equals(getKind());
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isManaged(Token<?> token) {
      return false;
    }

    @Override
    public long renew(Token<?> token, Configuration conf) {
      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Token renewal is not supported "+
                                              " for " + token.kind + " tokens");
    }

    @Override
    public void cancel(Token<?> token, Configuration conf) throws IOException,
        InterruptedException {
      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Token cancel is not supported " +
          " for " + token.kind + " tokens");
    }

  }
  private static final TokenRenewer TRIVIAL_RENEWER = new TrivialRenewer();
}

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Solutions

1. This token kind ({token.kind}) cannot be renewed. Issue a new token instead of renewing, or use a token implementation whose TokenRenewer is registered via the service loader for this kind.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/Token.java:542 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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