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• Default Value: false
• Added In: Hive 0.8.1 with HIVE-2181
• Fixed In:  Hive 1.3.0 with HIVE-10415

To cleanup clean up the Hive scratch directory while starting the Hive server (or HiveServer2). This is not an option for a multi-user environment since it will accidentally remove the scratch directory in use.

hive.scratchdir.lock

• Default Value: false
• Added In: Hive 1.3.0 and 2.1.0 (but not 2.0.x) with HIVE-13429

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For WebHCat configuration, see Configuration Variables in the WebHCat manual.