set hive.mapred.supports.subdirectories=true; create table original (key STRING, value STRING); describe formatted original; alter table original SKEWED BY (key) ON (1,5,6); describe formatted original; drop table original; create database skew_test; create table skew_test.original2 (key STRING, value STRING) ; describe formatted skew_test.original2; alter table skew_test.original2 SKEWED BY (key, value) ON ((1,1),(5,6)); describe formatted skew_test.original2; drop table skew_test.original2; create table skew_test.original3 (key STRING, value STRING) SKEWED BY (key, value) ON ((1,1),(5,6)); describe formatted skew_test.original3; alter table skew_test.original3 not skewed; describe formatted skew_test.original3; drop table skew_test.original3; drop database skew_test;