Both are inside hdfs One file is under your name other is under system user hdfs name.
Hadoop fs command says i am accessing hdfs. Read about hdfs append in 2.x version. On 09/12/2013 6:22 PM, "unmesha sreeveni" <unmeshab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what is the difference between the below details > > My cluster is a remote system "sree". > > 1. I have a "chck" file in my /home/sree > I did > > hadoop fs -copFromLocal /home/sree/chck > > hadoop fs -ls > > -rw-r--r-- 1 *sree* supergroup 32 > 2013-12-03 14:27 chck > > * whether chck file is now resided in hdfs?* > 2.After executing wordcount in my remote system my output folder looks > like this > > drwxr-xr-x - *hdfs* supergroup 0 > 2013-11-19 09:41 wcout > > > I have a confusion - which is *hdfs*? > The area where *chck* resided or *wcout* ? > > > 3. Am i able to update/append "chck" file through MR job? > > 4. -rw-r--r-- 1 *hdfs* supergroup 32 2013-12-03 14:27 > myfile > Am i able to update/append "myfile" file through MR job? > > **I read that updation is not allowed in hdfs** > > -- > *Thanks & Regards* > > Unmesha Sreeveni U.B > > *Junior Developer* > > >