FAILED: Error in metadata: MetaException(message:Got exception: org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RemoteException org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.SafeModeException: Cannot create directory /user/hive/warehouse/user. Name node is in safe mode.

Error Message:

FAILED: Error in metadata: MetaException(message:Got exception: org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RemoteException org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.SafeModeException: Cannot create directory /user/hive/warehouse/user. Name node is in safe mode.

Solution:

Goto hadoop folder on terminal and type the command :

bin/hadoop dfsadmin -safemode leave


shashwat@ubuntu:~/Hadoop/hadoop$ bin/hadoop dfsadmin -safemode leave