I want to use the same lock dir, but remove only the associated lock file
when I start the application.

:: Leandro

On 8/8/06, Simon Willnauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

You can start your applications with a system property set:
"org.apache.lucene.lockDir"
to specify your lock directory

Hope that helps...

regards Simon

On 8/8/06, Leandro Saad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah. But how do I know if a lock file is related to an index or app? I
> don't want to remove a lock file that another app is using
>
> :: Leandro
>
> On 8/8/06, Michael McCandless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > How do I remove lucene locks (startup) if there are multiple
> > applications
> > > using lucene on the same box and all use the same lock dir?
> >
> > The lock files are just files, so you can up and remove them.
> >
> > However: this is in general dangerous and should not be necessary.
> >
> > Lucene uses the lock files to ensure index readers/writers across
> > different JVMs, or within a single JVM, do not step on each other.  If
> > you remove them you can corrupt your index.
> >
> > It's fine if you have multiple Lucene indices sharing the same lock
> > directory; each index will create a different name for its lock file.
> >
> > Mike
> >
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