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Data Node Not Starting

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The following error is generated when adding a new data node to the cluster:

WARN datanode.DataNode (DataNode.java:checkStorageLocations(2407)) - Invalid dfs.datanode.data.dir

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Even if the path is right, check the permissions. Typically the hdfs user should be the owner the group should be hadoop for the data directory:

chown -R hdfs /path-to-your-datanode-data-dir

chgrp -R hadoop /path-to-your-datanode-data-dir

chmod 750 /path-to-your-datanode-data-dir

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Even if the path is right, check the permissions. Typically the hdfs user should be the owner the group should be hadoop for the data directory:

chown -R hdfs /path-to-your-datanode-data-dir

chgrp -R hadoop /path-to-your-datanode-data-dir

chmod 750 /path-to-your-datanode-data-dir

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Contributor

What if all the permission are correct but the data node does not start

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Contributor

In my case , I see this problem right now

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Is there getting same warning or anything else?