@jh070784 - Please read my previous response. Support right now is disabled for incompleteness of design/impl., not unavailable. API was added before it was later disabled, and calling it will yield an error as the source reads: https://github.com/cloudera/hadoop-common/blob/cdh5.5.1-release/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContext.java#L1404-L1406 @michaelthoward - I am not aware of any major pick up of redoing symlink but if you're interested in history reading and contributing changes please start at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-10019 which is the parent JIRA listing all the problems faced with its design and current implementation. ... View more

Apparently this was the issue as it reported a successful install. But now CM doesn't come up in my browser at port 7180.  😞   Still working through that.  The content of the log file follows:     Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile  * base: centos.mia.host-engine.com  * extras: mirror.raystedman.net  * updates: mirror.5ninesolutions.com Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package cloudera-manager-server.x86_64 0:5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: cloudera-manager-daemons = 5.0.2 for package: cloudera-manager-server-5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package cloudera-manager-daemons.x86_64 0:5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================  Package                 Arch   Version                  Repository        Size ================================================================================ Installing:  cloudera-manager-server x86_64 5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6 cloudera-manager 8.0 k Installing for dependencies:  cloudera-manager-daemons                          x86_64 5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6 cloudera-manager 315 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install       2 Package(s) Total download size: 315 M Installed size: 428 M Downloading Packages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total                                           317 kB/s | 315 MB     16:56      Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.    Installing : cloudera-manager-daemons-5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6.x86_64     1/2    Installing : cloudera-manager-server-5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6.x86_64      2/2    Verifying  : cloudera-manager-daemons-5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6.x86_64     1/2    Verifying  : cloudera-manager-server-5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6.x86_64      2/2 Installed:   cloudera-manager-server.x86_64 0:5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6                      Dependency Installed:   cloudera-manager-daemons.x86_64 0:5.0.2-1.cm502.p0.297.el6                     Complete! ... View more

Thank you.  Shame on me for not "finishing the job" as it were. ... View more