Make sure the directory you specify has the sticky bit set, otherwise users will have permission problems:
chmod 1777 <dir> On 18 July 2014 14:19, Satish Mittal <satish.mit...@inmobi.com> wrote: > You can configure the following property in > $HIVE_HOME/conf/hive-log4j.properties: > > hive.log.dir=<your location> > > The default value of this property is ${java.io.tmpdir}/${user.name}. > > Thanks, > Satish > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 11:58 PM, Yang <teddyyyy...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> we just moved to hadoop2.0 (HDP2.1 distro). it turns out that the new >> hive version generates a lot of logs into /tmp/ and is quickly creating the >> danger of running out of our /tmp/ space. >> >> >> I see these 2 different logs : >> >> [myuser@mybox ~]$ ls -lt /tmp/myuser/ >> total 1988 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 myuser myuser 191687 2014-07-17 11:17 hive.log >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 myuser myuser 14472 2014-07-16 14:43 >> myuser_20140716143232_d76043ed-1c4b-42a0-bf0a-2816377a6a2a.log >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 myuser myuser 14260 2014-07-16 14:04 >> myuser_20140716135353_de698da0-807f-4e3b-8b97-5af5064b55f2.log >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 myuser myuser 14254 2014-07-16 13:42 >> myuser_20140716133838_208329bd-77bb-4981-a2e9-e747647d0704.log >> >> >> >> from the doc at >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/GettingStarted#GettingStarted-ErrorLogs >> I can see that "per Hive session basis in /tmp/<user.name>/, but can be >> configured in hive-site.xml >> <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/AdminManual+Configuration> >> with >> the hive.querylog.location property.", >> but I tried to pass it to -hiveconf >> hive.querylog.location=/tmp/mycustomlogdir/ >> , doesn't seem to work; the hive.log location is not changed by this >> approach either. >> >> so how can I change the location of both the logs , by some per-script >> params ? (i.e. we can't afford to change the system hive-site.xml or >> /etc/hive/conf etc) >> >> Thanks a lot >> Yang >> > > > _____________________________________________________________ > The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the > use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others > authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance > on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your > system. The firm is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission > of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its > receipt. -- André Araújo Big Data Consultant/Solutions Architect The Pythian Group - Australia - www.pythian.com Office (calls from within Australia): 1300 366 021 x1270 Office (international): +61 2 8016 7000 x270 *OR* +1 613 565 8696 x1270 Mobile: +61 410 323 559 Fax: +61 2 9805 0544 IM: pythianaraujo @ AIM/MSN/Y! or ara...@pythian.com @ GTalk “Success is not about standing at the top, it's the steps you leave behind.” — Iker Pou (rock climber) -- --