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sukhendu chakraborty commented on HIVE-2980:
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I tend to disagree with Ashutosh. When a table is created a corresponding
directory is created in the in /<hive path>/warehouse. So, technically, this
directory is part of the table metadata. Therefore, if this directory is
erroneously deleted, the table metadata is in a inconsistent state and the
user should be notified about it. If you remove all the files inside the
directory, then its the same as an empty table and a select should pass with 0
rows returned.
> Show a warning or an error when the data directory is empty or not existing
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> Key: HIVE-2980
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-2980
> Project: Hive
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Diagnosability, Metastore
> Reporter: Nitin Pawar
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> It looks like a good idea to show a warning or an error when the data
> directory is missing or empty.
> This will help in cut down the debugging time as well a good information to
> have on the deleted data
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