Scenario: Sqoop import/export command fails for usernames greater than 20 characters in Azure HDInsight ESP clusters

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This article describes a known issue and workaround when using Azure HDInsight ESP (Enterprise Security Pack) enabled clusters using ADLS Gen2 (ABFS) storage account.

'Apache Sqoop import/export command fails with "Import Failed: java.io.IOException: The ownership on the staging directory /user/yourusername/.staging isn't as expected" error for some users in Azure HDInsight ESP cluster'

Issue

When you run sqoop import/export command, it fails with the error for some users

ERROR tool.ImportTool: Import failed: java.io.IOException:
The ownership on the staging directory /user/yourlongdomainuserna/.staging isn't as expected. 
It is owned by yourlongdomainusername.
The directory must be owned by the submitter yourlongdomainuserna or yourlongdomainuserna@AADDS.CONTOSO.COM

In the example, /user/yourlongdomainuserna/.staging displays the truncated 20 character username for the username yourlongdomainusername.

Cause

The length of the username exceeds 20 characters in length.

Refer to How objects and credentials are synchronized in a Microsoft Entra Domain Services managed domain for further details.

Workaround

Use a username less than or equals to 20 characters.

Next steps

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