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Search process did not exit cleanly, exit_code=-1, description="exited with code -1

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I'm getting the following error in the Search head. How do I troubleshoot?

Search process did not exit cleanly, exit_code=-1, description="exited with code -1". Please look in search.log for this peer in the Job Inspector for more info.

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"Please look in search.log for this peer in the Job Inspector for more info."

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On the page that will be opening after you click on "Inspect Jobe" there is a link to the search.log in which you might find a more detailled error

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