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stack commented on HBASE-20394: ------------------------------- Picked to branch-2.0 for the operators. > HBase over rides the value of HBASE_OPTS (if any) set by client > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HBASE-20394 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-20394 > Project: HBase > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Operability > Reporter: Nihal Jain > Assignee: Nihal Jain > Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.0.0 > > Attachments: HBASE-20394.master.001.patch > > > Currently HBase will over ride the value of HBASE_OPTS (if any) set by user > {code:java} > export HBASE_OPTS="-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC" {code} > [See > hbase-env.sh|https://github.com/apache/hbase/blob/68726b0ee3ef3eb52d32481444e64236c5a9e733/conf/hbase-env.sh#L43] > > But, a user may have the following set in his environment: > {code:java} > HBASE_OPTS="-Xmn512m"{code} > While starting the processes, HBase will internally over-ride the existing > HBASE_OPTS value with the one set in hbase-env.sh > > Instead of over-riding we can have the following in hbase-env.sh: > {code:java} > export HBASE_OPTS="$HBASE_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC"{code} > -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)