Files stored using s3n:// do have modification times set correctly, but those using s3:// don't. See http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/AmazonS3 for the differences between the two filesystems. It would be possible to add modification times to s3:// by storing it in the INode object.
Cheers Tom On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:31 AM, Vladimir Orlov <v...@softwarium.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > Does anybody know why Hadoop S3FileSystem doesn't set correctly file > modification time when a new file is created? Is it somehow technically > limited or just a bug? How can I set correct timestamp for a new > file/folder from Hadoop Job on EMR if a file is on S3? > > Best regards, > Vladimir >
