Based on the answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1096159/2301201
You must be trying to use a jdk older than java 1.7. Run the hive script with bash debugging turned on to see which jdk it is using. .. Owen On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Ravi Kumar Jain 03 <ravi_jai...@infosys.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > We are facing following issue while running hive on linux operating system > : > > > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: > org/apache/hadoop/hive/cli/CliDriver : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClassCond(ClassLoader.java:632) > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:616) > > at > java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:141) > > at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:283) > > at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:58) > > at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:197) > > at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > > at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190) > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307) > > at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301) > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:296) > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248) > > at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) > > at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247) > > at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.run(RunJar.java:214) > > at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.main(RunJar.java:136) > > > > Environment Details : > > *Java : Jdk1.7.0_11* > > *Hadoop : 2.6* > > *Hive : 1.2.0* > > > > Kindly provide us the pointers to resolve the issue asap. > > > > Regards, > > Ravi Jain > > Infosys Limited > > > > > > **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** > This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely > for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please > notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are > not > to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other > person and > any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has > taken > every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any > damage > you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out > your > own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the > right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this > e-mail > address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the > Infosys e-mail system. > ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** > >
