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Xuefu Zhang commented on HIVE-19671: ------------------------------------ [~lirui] I think #1 is better. Nondeterministic partitioning including using random would be a problem in many aspects. #2 is a little harsh, as those are usually service level attributes. Thanks. > Distribute by rand() can lead to data inconsistency > --------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HIVE-19671 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-19671 > Project: Hive > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Rui Li > Assignee: Rui Li > Priority: Major > > Noticed the following queries can give different results: > {code} > select count(*) from tbl; > select count(*) from (select * from tbl distribute by rand()) a; > {code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)