PREHOOK: query: CREATE TABLE skewedtable (key STRING, value STRING) SKEWED BY (key) ON (1,5,6) PREHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: query: CREATE TABLE skewedtable (key STRING, value STRING) SKEWED BY (key) ON (1,5,6) POSTHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: Output: default@skewedtable FAILED: SemanticException key is a skewed column. It's not allowed to rename skewed column or change skewed column type.