Fresh install HDp 2.5.3 - Zookeeper server process starts via Ambari but stops within seconds

[#1]

This is a fresh install of the cluster. Zookeeper server service fails to start.

Log when I start it via ambari :

stderr: 
None
 stdout:
2018-05-29 20:58:06,783 - The hadoop conf dir /usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf exists, will call conf-select on it for version 2.5.3.0-37
2018-05-29 20:58:06,783 - Checking if need to create versioned conf dir /etc/hadoop/2.5.3.0-37/0
2018-05-29 20:58:06,783 - call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'create-conf-dir', '--package', 'hadoop', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False, 'stderr': -1}
2018-05-29 20:58:07,563 - call returned (1, '/etc/hadoop/2.5.3.0-37/0 exist already', '')
2018-05-29 20:58:07,563 - checked_call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'set-conf-dir', '--package', 'hadoop', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False}
2018-05-29 20:58:08,344 - checked_call returned (0, '')
2018-05-29 20:58:08,345 - Ensuring that hadoop has the correct symlink structure
2018-05-29 20:58:08,345 - Using hadoop conf dir: /usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf
2018-05-29 20:58:08,505 - The hadoop conf dir /usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf exists, will call conf-select on it for version 2.5.3.0-37
2018-05-29 20:58:08,505 - Checking if need to create versioned conf dir /etc/hadoop/2.5.3.0-37/0
2018-05-29 20:58:08,506 - call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'create-conf-dir', '--package', 'hadoop', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False, 'stderr': -1}
2018-05-29 20:58:09,295 - call returned (1, '/etc/hadoop/2.5.3.0-37/0 exist already', '')
2018-05-29 20:58:09,295 - checked_call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'set-conf-dir', '--package', 'hadoop', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,076 - checked_call returned (0, '')
2018-05-29 20:58:10,076 - Ensuring that hadoop has the correct symlink structure
2018-05-29 20:58:10,077 - Using hadoop conf dir: /usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf
2018-05-29 20:58:10,078 - Skipping creation of User and Group as host is sys prepped or ignore_groupsusers_create flag is on
2018-05-29 20:58:10,078 - FS Type: 
2018-05-29 20:58:10,078 - Directory['/etc/hadoop'] {'mode': 0755}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,098 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/hadoop-env.sh'] {'content': InlineTemplate(...), 'owner': 'hdfs', 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,132 - Directory['/var/lib/ambari-agent/tmp/hadoop_java_io_tmpdir'] {'owner': 'hdfs', 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 01777}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,185 - Execute[('setenforce', '0')] {'not_if': '(! which getenforce ) || (which getenforce && getenforce | grep -q Disabled)', 'sudo': True, 'only_if': 'test -f /selinux/enforce'}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,946 - Skipping Execute[('setenforce', '0')] due to not_if
2018-05-29 20:58:10,947 - Directory['/var/log/hadoop'] {'owner': 'root', 'create_parents': True, 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 0775, 'cd_access': 'a'}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,952 - Directory['/var/run/hadoop'] {'owner': 'root', 'create_parents': True, 'group': 'root', 'cd_access': 'a'}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,952 - Directory['/tmp/hadoop-hdfs'] {'owner': 'hdfs', 'create_parents': True, 'cd_access': 'a'}
2018-05-29 20:58:10,988 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/commons-logging.properties'] {'content': Template('commons-logging.properties.j2'), 'owner': 'hdfs'}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,017 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/health_check'] {'content': Template('health_check.j2'), 'owner': 'hdfs'}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,043 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/log4j.properties'] {'content': ..., 'owner': 'hdfs', 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 0644}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,081 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/hadoop-metrics2.properties'] {'content': Template('hadoop-metrics2.properties.j2'), 'owner': 'hdfs', 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,110 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/task-log4j.properties'] {'content': StaticFile('task-log4j.properties'), 'mode': 0755}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,112 - File['/usr/hdp/current/hadoop-client/conf/configuration.xsl'] {'owner': 'hdfs', 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,143 - File['/etc/hadoop/conf/topology_mappings.data'] {'owner': 'hdfs', 'content': Template('topology_mappings.data.j2'), 'only_if': 'test -d /etc/hadoop/conf', 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:11,933 - File['/etc/hadoop/conf/topology_script.py'] {'content': StaticFile('topology_script.py'), 'only_if': 'test -d /etc/hadoop/conf', 'mode': 0755}
2018-05-29 20:58:13,676 - Checking if need to create versioned conf dir /etc/zookeeper/2.5.3.0-37/0
2018-05-29 20:58:13,677 - call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'create-conf-dir', '--package', 'zookeeper', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False, 'stderr': -1}
2018-05-29 20:58:14,473 - call returned (1, '/etc/zookeeper/2.5.3.0-37/0 exist already', '')
2018-05-29 20:58:14,473 - checked_call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'set-conf-dir', '--package', 'zookeeper', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False}
2018-05-29 20:58:15,262 - checked_call returned (0, '')
2018-05-29 20:58:15,263 - Ensuring that zookeeper has the correct symlink structure
2018-05-29 20:58:15,264 - Execute[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37')] {'sudo': True}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,057 - After ('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37'), reloaded module status_params
2018-05-29 20:58:16,059 - After ('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37'), reloaded module params_linux
2018-05-29 20:58:16,060 - After ('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37'), reloaded module params
2018-05-29 20:58:16,060 - Directory['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'create_parents': True, 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,071 - File['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/zookeeper-env.sh'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'content': InlineTemplate(...), 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,072 - Writing File['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/zookeeper-env.sh'] because contents don't match
2018-05-29 20:58:16,077 - File['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/zoo.cfg'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'content': Template('zoo.cfg.j2'), 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': None}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,079 - File['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/configuration.xsl'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'content': Template('configuration.xsl.j2'), 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': None}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,080 - Directory['/var/run/zookeeper'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'create_parents': True, 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 0755}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,080 - Directory['/var/log/zookeeper'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'create_parents': True, 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 0755}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,081 - Directory['/scratch/hadoop/zookeeper'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'create_parents': True, 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 0755, 'cd_access': 'a'}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,082 - File['/scratch/hadoop/zookeeper/myid'] {'content': '1', 'mode': 0644}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,082 - File['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/log4j.properties'] {'content': ..., 'owner': 'zookeeper', 'group': 'hadoop', 'mode': 0644}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,083 - File['/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/zoo_sample.cfg'] {'owner': 'zookeeper', 'group': 'hadoop'}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,085 - Checking if need to create versioned conf dir /etc/zookeeper/2.5.3.0-37/0
2018-05-29 20:58:16,085 - call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'create-conf-dir', '--package', 'zookeeper', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False, 'stderr': -1}
2018-05-29 20:58:16,893 - call returned (1, '/etc/zookeeper/2.5.3.0-37/0 exist already', '')
2018-05-29 20:58:16,893 - checked_call[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/conf-select', 'set-conf-dir', '--package', 'zookeeper', '--stack-version', '2.5.3.0-37', '--conf-version', '0')] {'logoutput': False, 'sudo': True, 'quiet': False}
2018-05-29 20:58:17,699 - checked_call returned (0, '')
2018-05-29 20:58:17,700 - Ensuring that zookeeper has the correct symlink structure
2018-05-29 20:58:17,701 - Execute[('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37')] {'sudo': True}
2018-05-29 20:58:18,496 - After ('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37'), reloaded module status_params
2018-05-29 20:58:18,497 - After ('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37'), reloaded module params_linux
2018-05-29 20:58:18,499 - After ('ambari-python-wrap', '/usr/bin/hdp-select', 'set', 'zookeeper-server', '2.5.3.0-37'), reloaded module params
2018-05-29 20:58:18,499 - Execute['source /usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/zookeeper-env.sh ; env ZOOCFGDIR=/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf ZOOCFG=zoo.cfg /usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/bin/zkServer.sh start'] {'not_if': 'ls /var/run/zookeeper/zookeeper_server.pid >/dev/null 2>&1 && ps -p `cat /var/run/zookeeper/zookeeper_server.pid` >/dev/null 2>&1', 'user': 'zookeeper'}


Command completed successfully!

But within a second the service stops :

The error I see is :

When I try to start the zookeeper server manually, I see the below output . I do not have permissions to create /home/zookeeper. Can an alternate path be specified for zookeeper home directory? iptables is disabled, port 2181 is not in use, NTP synch is in place.

I tried following the advise from

https://community.hortonworks.com/questions/92993/zookeeper-server-keeps-stopping-after-i-restart-wi...

But the logs didn't get generated. Am not able to point my finger at the root cause. Please help!

[root@slc15zcc hdp]# su - zookeeper -c "export ZOOCFGDIR=/usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf ; export ZOOCFG=zoo.cfg; source /usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/conf/zookeeper-env.sh ; /usr/hdp/current/zookeeper-server/bin/zkServer.sh start"
su: warning: cannot change directory to /home/zookeeper: No such file or directory
thirdeye: No home directory for zookeeper. Skip configuring .pulse-cookie.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@Jyotsna Ganji

The error "No home directory for zookeeper" tells you all

Can you do the following

# mkdir  -p /home/zookeeper

Change ownership

# chown zookeeper  /home/zookeeper

Then retry

[#3]

zookeeper-home.jpg

I tried that earlier @Geoffrey Shelton Okot but I get a permission denied error. That's why I was looking to specify an alternate home directory for zookeeper.

[#4]

@Jyotsna Ganji

What OS version is that if RHEL/Centos7 can you try this

# sudo mkdir -p /home/zookeeper

Could you also check this

# ll /home

Please let me know

[#5]

I tried the solution from this thread

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/not-able-to-create-folder-in-home-dir-as-roo...

and am now able to create /home/zookeeper and zookeeper service started successfully.

@Geoffrey Shelton Okot Thank you for your guidance. Appreciate it. Marking this thread as solved.

[#6]

@Jyotsna Ganji

Great it worked for you happy hadooping !!!!