//is present only in the ql/test directory
hiveConf.set(HiveConf.ConfVars.PREEXECHOOKS.varname, "");
hiveConf.set(HiveConf.ConfVars.POSTEXECHOOKS.varname, "");
hiveConf.set(HiveConf.ConfVars.HIVE_SUPPORT_CONCURRENCY.varname, "false");
driver = new Driver(hiveConf);
SessionState.start(new CliSessionState(hiveConf));
thriftUri = System.getenv("HCAT_METASTORE_URI");
if( thriftUri != null ) {
System.out.println("Using URI " + thriftUri);