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Can't delete snapshots - snapshot read only modification disallowed

rachel_wijsmull — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:57:49 GMT

Hello All!

I'm working as the snapshot directory owner, but

hdfs dfs -deleteSnapshot /path/.snapshot s201605-17-115857.294

returns with

deleteSnapshot: Modification on a read-only snapshot is disallowed

Trying to change the permissions on the .snapshot directory also returns Modification...disallowed.

What can I do?

jyadav — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:09:54 GMT

Can you please try this? just remove .snapshot directory.

hdfs dfs -deleteSnapshot /path/ s201605-17-115857.294

rachel_wijsmull — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:14:16 GMT

It was as simple as removing the /.snapshot from the path?!

Thanks @Jitendra Yadav , clearly time for me to take a break...!