> Hi,
>
> I am running hadoop in pseudo-distributed mode on mac os x 10.8.2. I
> installed flume (via homebrew) and I can write to console and local file
> system using text. Hadoop was also installed via homebrew.
>
> But if I use collectorSink and either a file target file:/// or hdfs://, I
> get an error. The error is same for both types of targets.
>
>
> 2012-11-29 20:22:47,182 [logicalNode new-host-2.home-21] INFO
> debug.InsistentAppendDecorator: append attempt 6 failed, backoff (60000ms):
> failure to login
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,181 [pool-8-thread-1] INFO hdfs.EscapedCustomDfsSink:
> Opening
> file:///Users/abhi/flume/testfile20121129-202317290-0800.1354249397290310000.00000037
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,183 [logicalNode new-host-2.home-21] INFO
> debug.StubbornAppendSink: append failed on event 'new-host-2.home [INFO Thu
> Nov 29 20:21:44 PST 2012] #' with error: failure to login
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,183 [logicalNode new-host-2.home-21] INFO
> rolling.RollSink: closing RollSink
> 'escapedCustomDfs("file:///Users/abhi/flume","testfile%{rolltag}" )'
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,183 [logicalNode new-host-2.home-21] INFO
> rolling.RollSink: opening RollSink
> 'escapedCustomDfs("file:///Users/abhi/flume","testfile%{rolltag}" )'
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,184 [logicalNode new-host-2.home-21] INFO
> debug.InsistentOpenDecorator: Opened MaskDecorator on try 0
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,185 [pool-9-thread-1] INFO hdfs.EscapedCustomDfsSink:
> Opening
> file:///Users/abhi/flume/testfile20121129-202347184-0800.1354249427184178000.00000021
> 2012-11-29 20:23:47,192 [logicalNode new-host-2.home-21] INFO
> debug.InsistentAppendDecorator: append attempt 7 failed, backoff (60000ms):
> failure to login
>
> I am not sure what is going on. The permissions to the directory is 777. Can
> anyone help with this error?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Abhi
