> java.sql.SQLException: Error while processing statement: FAILED: Execution 
> Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask. Unable to 
> alter partition. alter is not possible

> Altering works fine in a test table in our dev env. The logs here aren't too 
> helpful. 

The hiveserver2 logs might have a different backtrace than this, with more 
information in it.

FYI, you can check the backend DB for the actual value.

Cheers,
Gopal



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