topic Re: error message when using backfill script for summary index in Knowledge Management

error message when using backfill script for summary index

alextsui — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:11:15 GMT

Hi, When I run the backfill script I get the following error message:

[root@splunk_search_head bin]# ./splunk cmd python fill_summary_index.py -app Catch -name summary_daily_statistics -et -9mon@mon -lt now -owner admin -auth admin:xxxxxx
An instance of fill_summary_index is already running for app=Catch
[root@splunk_search_head bin]#

Any idea on how to fix the problem?

Thanks.

Re: error message when using backfill script for summary index

Lowell — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:10:09 GMT

First, make sure that another instance isn't running. A command something like this should do the trick:

ps aux | grep fill_summary_index

If it's not, then check for a temporary file in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Catch/log/. If you have a "lock" file in that location, you should be able to remove it and then run fill_summary_index should work after that.

I believe the limitation is running on one instance of fill_summary_index per splunk application.

Re: error message when using backfill script for summary index

lakshman237 — Tue, 19 May 2015 14:20:38 GMT

Thanks. removing the lock file works