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Tsz Wo (Nicholas), SZE commented on HADOOP-6229: ------------------------------------------------ > Actually HDFS throws FileNotFoundException in this case (in > FSDirectory.mkdirs() ). So I guess we should do the same. Does throwing a FileAlreadyExistsException (a new class) make more sense in this case? > Atempt to make a directory under an existing file on LocalFileSystem should > throw an Exception. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-6229 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-6229 > Project: Hadoop Common > Issue Type: Bug > Components: fs > Reporter: Boris Shkolnik > Assignee: Boris Shkolnik > > This task is sub task of HDFS-303 > {quote} > "1. When trying to make a directory under an existing file, HDFS throws an > IOException while LocalFileSystem doesn't. > An IOException seems good here. " > {quote} > Actually HDFS throws FileNotFoundException in this case (in > FSDirectory.mkdirs() ). So I guess we should do the same. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.