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Steve Loughran commented on HADOOP-9791:
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That's MAX_PATH for non-UNICODED paths in NTFS; paths that don't begin {{\\?\}}
see
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#maxpath]
> Add a test case covering long paths for new FileUtil access check methods
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> Key: HADOOP-9791
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-9791
> Project: Hadoop Common
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 3.0.0, 1-win, 2.1.0-beta
> Reporter: Ivan Mitic
> Assignee: Ivan Mitic
> Attachments: HADOOP-9791.branch-1-win.patch
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> We've seen historically that paths longer than 260 chars can cause things not
> to work on Windows if not properly handled. Filing a tracking Jira to add a
> native io test case with long paths for new FileUtil access check methods
> added with HADOOP-9413.
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