java.io.IOException: Could not locate executable null\bin\winutils.exe in the Hadoop binaries. spark Eclipse on windows 7

Question

I\'m not able to run a simple spark job in Scala IDE (Maven spark project) installed on Windows 7

Spark core dependency has be

Answer 1

On top of mentioning your environment variable for HADOOP_HOME in windows as C:\winutils, you also need to make sure you are the administrator of the machine. If not and adding environment variables prompts you for admin credentials (even under USER variables) then these variables will be applicable once you start your command prompt as administrator.