PREHOOK: query: -- Load data can't work with table with stored as directories CREATE TABLE if not exists stored_as_dirs_multiple (col1 STRING, col2 int, col3 STRING) SKEWED BY (col1, col2) ON (('s1',1), ('s3',3), ('s13',13), ('s78',78)) stored as DIRECTORIES PREHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: query: -- Load data can't work with table with stored as directories CREATE TABLE if not exists stored_as_dirs_multiple (col1 STRING, col2 int, col3 STRING) SKEWED BY (col1, col2) ON (('s1',1), ('s3',3), ('s13',13), ('s78',78)) stored as DIRECTORIES POSTHOOK: type: CREATETABLE POSTHOOK: Output: default@stored_as_dirs_multiple FAILED: SemanticException [Error 10195]: A stored-as-directories table cannot be used as target for LOAD