Hi All, I just wanted to feedback that it does appear to be safe - I emptied the directory manually, without adverse consequences.
Thanks, Martin. ________________________________ From: Martin Benson<mailto:martin.ben...@jaywing.com> Sent: 20/04/2015 18:06 To: user@hive.apache.org<mailto:user@hive.apache.org> Subject: Clear up Hive scratch directory Hi, One of my users tried to run an HUGE join, which failed due to a lack of space in HDFS. This has resulted in a large amount of data remaining in the Hive scratch directory which I need to clear down. I've tried setting hive.start.cleanup.scratchdir to true and restarting Hive, but it didn't tidy it up. So, I'm wondering if it is safe to just delete the content of the directory in HDFS (while Hive is stopped). Could anyone advise please? Many thanks, Martin. Registered in England and Wales at Players House, 300 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield, S9 2AG. Company number 05935923. This email and its attachments are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressed recipient. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent Jaywing. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not forward or show this to anyone or take any action based upon it. Please contact the sender if you received this in error. Registered in England and Wales at Players House, 300 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield, S9 2AG. Company number 05935923. This email and its attachments are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressed recipient. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent Jaywing. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not forward or show this to anyone or take any action based upon it. Please contact the sender if you received this in error.
