Hadoop NameNode cannot start

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Startup_msg:starting NameNode
Startup_msg:host = master/192.168.2.1
Startup_msg:args = []
Startup_msg:version = 0.20.2
Startup_msg:build = Https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20-r 911707; Compiled by ' chrisdo ' on Fri 08:07:34 UTC 2010
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2015-10-17 09:09:11,197 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.metrics.RpcMetrics:Initializing RPC metrics with Hostname=namenode , port=9000
2015-10-17 09:09:11,210 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode:Namenode up at:master/192.168.2.1:9000
2015-10-17 09:09:11,213 INFO org.apache.hadoop.metrics.jvm.JvmMetrics:Initializing JVM metrics with processname= NameNode, Sessionid=null
2015-10-17 09:09:11,216 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.metrics.NameNodeMetrics:Initializing Namenodemeterics using Context Object:org.apache.hadoop.metrics.spi.NullContext
2015-10-17 09:09:11,327 INFO Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.fsnamesystem:fsowner=hadoop,hadoop
2015-10-17 09:09:11,328 INFO Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.fsnamesystem:supergroup=supergroup
2015-10-17 09:09:11,328 INFO Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.fsnamesystem:ispermissionenabled=true
2015-10-17 09:09:11,340 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.metrics.FSNamesystemMetrics:Initializing Fsnamesystemmetrics using Context Object:org.apache.hadoop.metrics.spi.NullContext
2015-10-17 09:09:11,342 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem:Registered Fsnamesystemstatusmbean

Ext Object:org.apache.hadoop.metrics.spi.NullContext
2015-10-17 09:09:11,342 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem:Registered Fsnamesystemstatusmbean
2015-10-17 09:09:11,423 ERROR Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem:FSNamesystem Initialization Failed.
Java.io.EOFException
At Java.io.DataInputStream.readInt (datainputstream.java:375)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage.loadFSImage (fsimage.java:847)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage.loadFSImage (fsimage.java:807)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage.recoverTransitionRead (fsimage.java:364)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSDirectory.loadFSImage (fsdirectory.java:87)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.initialize (fsnamesystem.java:311)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.fsnamesystem.<init> (fsnamesystem.java:292)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.initialize (namenode.java:201)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.namenode.<init> (namenode.java:279)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.createNameNode (namenode.java:956)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.main (namenode.java:965)
2015-10-17 09:09:11,425 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Server:Stopping Server on 9000
2015-10-17 09:09:11,429 ERROR org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode:java.io.EOFException
At Java.io.DataInputStream.readInt (datainputstream.java:375)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage.loadFSImage (fsimage.java:847)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage.loadFSImage (fsimage.java:807)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage.recoverTransitionRead (fsimage.java:364)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSDirectory.loadFSImage (fsdirectory.java:87)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.initialize (fsnamesystem.java:311)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.fsnamesystem.<init> (fsnamesystem.java:292)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.initialize (namenode.java:201)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.namenode.<init> (namenode.java:279)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.createNameNode (namenode.java:956)
At Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.main (namenode.java:965)

2015-10-17 09:09:11,430 INFO Org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode:SHUTDOWN_MSG:

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Shutdown_msg:shutting down NameNode at master/192.168.2.1
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WORKAROUND: 1. Delete the original/tmp directory, the directory set in Core-site.xml

2. Format: Hadoop Namenode-format

Hadoop NameNode cannot start