PREHOOK: query: CREATE TABLE non_native1(key int, value string) STORED BY 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.DefaultStorageHandler' PREHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: query: CREATE TABLE non_native1(key int, value string) STORED BY 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.DefaultStorageHandler' POSTHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: Output: default@non_native1 PREHOOK: query: -- we do not support ALTER TABLE on non-native tables yet ALTER TABLE non_native1 RENAME TO new_non_native PREHOOK: type: ALTERTABLE_RENAME PREHOOK: Input: default@non_native1 PREHOOK: Output: default@non_native1 FAILED: Error in metadata: Cannot use ALTER TABLE on a non-native table FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask