Thanks for the help but it's still not working. I must be missing a setting somewhere. It's not finding $HIVE_HOME/lib. I looked through the $HIVE_HOME/conf directory but could not find anything obvious.
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Thejas Nair <the...@hortonworks.com> wrote: > hcat_server is essentially same has hive metastore, it is there for > historical reasons (time to remove it, in my opinion). As metastore > command is more commonly used, hcat_server command might have new bugs > that have gone unnoticed because of its disuse. > > > You can start hive-metastore by using 'hive --service metastore' > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Geoffry Roberts <threadedb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm sure this is a classpath issue but where? > > > > I am getting started with hive 0.13.1. Hadoop 2.4.0 is up and running. > I > > installed hive from a tarball and followed the directions. But when it > came > > time to start: > > > > $HIVE_HOME/hcatalog/sbin/hcat_server.sh start > > > > I get a CNFE: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: > > org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaStore > > > > No doubt we have a class path issue here but how to fix? The class in > > question is in $HIVE_HOME/lib/hive-metastore-0.13.1.jar > > > > I have HIVE_HOME and HIVE_CONF_DIR set up. > > > > -- > > There are ways and there are ways, > > > > Geoffry Roberts > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, > privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or > forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately > and delete it from your system. Thank You. > -- There are ways and there are ways, Geoffry Roberts
