https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/execution-error-return-code-1-from-org-apache-hadoop-hive-ql/m-p/157471#M119872 <PRE> 2016-12-19 04:43:41,466 ERROR [main]: exec.Task (TezTask.java:execute(212)) - Failed to execute tez graph. org.apache.tez.dag.api.TezException: org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException: Failed to submit application_1481976368061_0017 to YARN : Application application_1481976368061_0017 submitted by user root to unknown queue: agent at org.apache.tez.client.TezClient.start(TezClient.java:413) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.tez.TezSessionState.open(TezSessionState.java:196) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.tez.TezTask.updateSession(TezTask.java:271) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.tez.TezTask.execute(TezTask.java:151) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.Task.executeTask(Task.java:160) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.TaskRunner.runSequential(TaskRunner.java:89) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver.launchTask(Driver.java:1720) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver.execute(Driver.java:1477) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver.runInternal(Driver.java:1254) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver.run(Driver.java:1118) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver.run(Driver.java:1108) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.cli.CliDriver.processLocalCmd(CliDriver.java:216) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.cli.CliDriver.processCmd(CliDriver.java:168) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.cli.CliDriver.processLine(CliDriver.java:379) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.cli.CliDriver.executeDriver(CliDriver.java:739) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.cli.CliDriver.run(CliDriver.java:684) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.cli.CliDriver.main(CliDriver.java:624) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.run(RunJar.java:221) at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.main(RunJar.java:136) Caused by: org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException: Failed to submit application_1481976368061_0017 to YARN : Application application_1481976368061_0017 submitted by user root to unknown queue: agent at org.apache.hadoop.yarn.client.api.impl.YarnClientImpl.submitApplication(YarnClientImpl.java:271) at org.apache.tez.client.TezYarnClient.submitApplication(TezYarnClient.java:72) at org.apache.tez.client.TezClient.start(TezClient.java:408) ... 22 more 2016-12-19 04:43:41,466 INFO [main]: hooks.ATSHook (ATSHook.java:&lt;init&gt;(90)) - Created ATS Hook 2016-12-19 04:43:41,466 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogBegin(135)) - &lt;PERFLOG method=FailureHook.org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.hooks.ATSHook from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; 2016-12-19 04:43:41,470 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogEnd(162)) - &lt;/PERFLOG method=FailureHook.org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.hooks.ATSHook start=1482122621466 end=1482122621470 duration=4 from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; 2016-12-19 04:43:41,471 ERROR [main]: ql.Driver (SessionState.java:printError(932)) - FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.tez.TezTask 2016-12-19 04:43:41,471 INFO [main]: ql.Driver (Driver.java:execute(1621)) - Resetting the caller context to 2016-12-19 04:43:41,471 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogEnd(162)) - &lt;/PERFLOG method=Driver.execute start=1482122620489 end=1482122621471 duration=982 from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; 2016-12-19 04:43:41,471 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogBegin(135)) - &lt;PERFLOG method=releaseLocks from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; 2016-12-19 04:43:41,471 INFO [ATS Logger 0]: hooks.ATSHook (ATSHook.java:createPostHookEvent(193)) - Received post-hook notification for :root_20161219044340_094281c1-c0f2-4cc9-83a5-962b067937f7 2016-12-19 04:43:41,488 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogEnd(162)) - &lt;/PERFLOG method=releaseLocks start=1482122621471 end=1482122621488 duration=17 from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; 2016-12-19 04:43:41,505 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogBegin(135)) - &lt;PERFLOG method=releaseLocks from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; 2016-12-19 04:43:41,505 INFO [main]: log.PerfLogger (PerfLogger.java:PerfLogEnd(162)) - &lt;/PERFLOG method=releaseLocks start=1482122621505 end=1482122621505 duration=0 from=org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver&gt; </PRE> Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:00:35 GMT a_rajeshinfotec 2016-12-19T13:00:35Z