HDFS is a user space file system meaning it is a virtual file system, different from the OS file systems (like ext3, xfs). To access files on HDFS you use the 'hadoop fs' command. Ex:
hadoop fs -ls / This is different than your OS / partition and will contain the same view as the web UI. On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Rana Aich <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a newbie in this sphere...I've downloaded Hadoop yesterday and am going > thru the commands listed in the Quick Start page. > > I went to http://localhost:50070 the DFS home page. > From there I clicked 'Browse the File System' link. > > There I could see two directories: > /tmp > /user > > and all there subdirectories and files. > > But when I go to my File sytem I'm unable to find 'user' directory. Though > the DFS home page lists it under "/" (root directory) - I couldn't find any > directory of that name. Interestingly /tmp is there. > > I ran 'find / -name' as Superuser for "user" directory but there is none. > > Am I missing something here? > > Thanking you all in advance. > -raich > -- Eric Sammer phone: +1-917-287-2675 twitter: esammer data: www.cloudera.com
