That is correct. It the hive context will create an embedded metastore in the current directory if you have not configured hive.
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Manoj Samel <manojsamelt...@gmail.com> wrote: > From 1.1.1 documentation, it seems one can use HiveContext instead of > SQLContext without having a Hive installation. The benefit is richer SQL > dialect. > > Is my understanding correct ? > > Thanks > > >
