He probably means configuring $HBASE_HOME/conf and/or pointing $HBASE_CONF_DIR locally to the right configs dir.
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Stephen Boesch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ben, > Your self-discovered solution was not clear to me: > >>> to configure the config files (such as hbase-site) in hbase and then > re-run hbase shell. > > Pls clarify what actions constitute: "configure the config files in > hbase": Do you mean making certain changes to the local config files, or > putting the files themselves in hbase ..? > > 2012/7/9 Ben Lisbakken <[email protected]> > >> Hello -- >> >> I just wrote this message to the list: >> >> "I have done some searching and some places say to use: >> $HBASE_HOME/bin/hbase shell --master:hbase2:6000 >> >> and some say to use: >> $HBASE_HOME/bin/hbase shell --conf "path/to/hbase-site.xml" >> >> But both fail for me on saying: >> LoadError: No such file to load -- --master:172.20.192.24:60000 >> load at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1062 >> (root) at /var/vcap/packages/hbase/bin/../bin/hirb.rb:151 >> >> I am using Cloud Era's HBase 0.90.6+84.29 ( >> https://ccp.cloudera.com/display/SUPPORT/CDH3+Downloadable+Tarballs). Any >> ideas what the correct way to setup a remote hbase shell is?" >> >> I found the answer to my question: to configure the config files (such as >> hbase-site) in hbase and then re-run hbase shell. I hope this helps >> others. >> >> Thanks, >> Ben >> -- Harsh J
