PREHOOK: query: DROP VIEW xxx3 PREHOOK: type: DROPVIEW POSTHOOK: query: DROP VIEW xxx3 POSTHOOK: type: DROPVIEW PREHOOK: query: CREATE VIEW xxx3 AS SELECT * FROM src PREHOOK: type: CREATEVIEW PREHOOK: Output: file:/tmp/njain/hive_2010-08-16_23-08-10_293_51772665808484032/-mr-10000 POSTHOOK: query: CREATE VIEW xxx3 AS SELECT * FROM src POSTHOOK: type: CREATEVIEW POSTHOOK: Output: file:/tmp/njain/hive_2010-08-16_23-08-10_293_51772665808484032/-mr-10000 POSTHOOK: Output: default@xxx3 PREHOOK: query: ALTER TABLE xxx3 REPLACE COLUMNS (xyz int) PREHOOK: type: ALTERTABLE_REPLACECOLS PREHOOK: Input: default@xxx3 PREHOOK: Output: default@xxx3 FAILED: Error in metadata: Cannot use this form of ALTER TABLE on a view FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask