Set the permission 755 for the user through which you are starting hbase chmod -R 755 hbasefolder
*Thanks & Regards * ∞ Shashwat Shriparv On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Rajna Jacob <rajna.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I didn't manage to make hbase work properly and i would need some help > please, I already read helps on the forum and couldn't find what i did > wrong. > > I'm using the version 0.94.6.1 on ubuntu 12.04 and I'm trying it in local > host. > > I already verified my localhost adress is 127.0.0.1 > > I used the command ./bin/start-hbase.sh and got some errors and warnings > in the logs : > > 2013-04-23 14:45:19,248 WARN > org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.RecoverableZooKeeper: Node > /hbase/backup-masters/rmm-p1188629fl.ads.local,60782,1366721118837 already > deleted, and this is not a retry > > 2013-04-23 14:45:19,277 WARN org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Unable > to create version file at file:/app/hbase, retrying: Mkdirs failed to > create file:/app/hbase > > 2013-04-23 14:45:29,278 WARN org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Unable > to create version file at file:/app/hbase, retrying: Mkdirs failed to > create file:/app/hbase > 2013-04-23 14:45:39,278 WARN org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Unable > to create version file at file:/app/hbase, retrying: Mkdirs failed to > create file:/app/hbase > 2013-04-23 14:45:49,279 FATAL org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.HMaster: > Unhandled exception. Starting shutdown. > > Then i can access the shell with ./bin/hbase shell but i couldn't create > any table with the create command. > > here is what i put in my hbase-site.xml > > <configuration> > <property> > <name>hbase.rootdir</name> > <value>file:///app/hbase</value> > </property> > <property> > <name>hbase.zookeeper.property.dataDir</name> > <value>app/zookeeper</value> > </property> > </configuration> > > You can find attached to the e-mail my complete log file. > > I hope you can find what my problem is. > > Thank you, > Sincerely yours > > Rajna Jacob. >