gistfile1.txt

      try {
        cluster.transitionToActive(1); // This line is TestBookKeeperAsHASharedDir.java:241
        fail("Shouldn't have been able to start two primaries"
             + " with single shared storage");
      } catch (java.lang.IllegalStateException e) {
        LOG.info("IKCheck1", e);

      } catch (Throwable t) {
        LOG.info("IKCheck", t);
        //assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Cannot start writing at"));
      }


Logs show:
2012-03-07 11:51:43,753 - INFO  - [main:TestBookKeeperAsHASharedDir@248] - IKCheck
java.lang.IllegalStateException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot start writing at txid 4 when there is a stream available for read: org.apache.hadoop.contrib.bkjournal.BookKeeperEditLogInputStream@39019275
	at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState(Preconditions.java:172)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSEditLog.openForWrite(FSEditLog.java:261)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem.startActiveServices(FSNamesystem.java:561)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode$NameNodeHAContext.startActiveServices(NameNode.java:987)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.ha.ActiveState.enterState(ActiveState.java:61)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.ha.HAState.setStateInternal(HAState.java:63)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.ha.StandbyState.setState(StandbyState.java:49)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode.transitionToActive(NameNode.java:936)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNodeRpcServer.transitionToActive(NameNodeRpcServer.java:976)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ha.protocolPB.HAServiceProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.transitionToActive(HAServiceProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java:82)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ha.proto.HAServiceProtocolProtos$HAServiceProtocolService$2.callBlockingMethod(HAServiceProtocolProtos.java:3350)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.ProtobufRpcEngine$Server$ProtoBufRpcInvoker.call(ProtobufRpcEngine.java:448)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RPC$Server.call(RPC.java:884)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Server$Handler$1.run(Server.java:1660)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Server$Handler$1.run(Server.java:1656)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:396)
	at org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation.doAs(UserGroupInformation.java:1177)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Server$Handler.run(Server.java:1654)

	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.ProtobufRpcEngine$Invoker.invoke(ProtobufRpcEngine.java:205)
	at $Proxy15.transitionToActive(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ha.protocolPB.HAServiceProtocolClientSideTranslatorPB.transitionToActive(HAServiceProtocolClientSideTranslatorPB.java:86)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ha.HAServiceProtocolHelper.transitionToActive(HAServiceProtocolHelper.java:45)
	at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.MiniDFSCluster.transitionToActive(MiniDFSCluster.java:1648)
	at org.apache.hadoop.contrib.bkjournal.TestBookKeeperAsHASharedDir.testMultiplePrimariesStarted(TestBookKeeperAsHASharedDir.java:241)