I'd guess that you're not closing *all* of your searchers. Which is reinforced somewhat by the fact that bouncing your Tomcat instance cleans things up. Do you perhaps open a reader in the initialization code that never gets closed?
Erick On 8/29/07, Aleksander M. Stensby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm, yeah, well thats what I do now... > Shouldn't it be sufficient to do: > > searcher.close(); > (...) > searcher = new IndexSearcher(indexPath); > > > Or? > > And maybe wrap that in > if(searcher.getIndexReader.hasDeletions()) > and possibly (!searcher.getIndexReader.isCurrent()) > > thanks, > Aleksander > > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:15:33 +0200, Mark Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Reopen the Searchers/Readers that are holding the files open. > > > > Aleksander M. Stensby wrote: > >> Hello everyone. I have a system where an indexing-process is running > >> several times a day, adding documents, and performing an optimize() at > >> the end of every run. > >> In addition, we have a web-application (running in tomcat) that is used > >> to perform searches on the index(es). > >> > >> The problem (probably because of my lack of knowledge) is that when the > >> indexer has performed its optimize routine, marking the files as > >> (deleted) in the filesystem (a unix system), the files are not deleted, > >> because tomcat is keeping the files locked... SO as you can all > >> imagine, the lvm is ever growing... Problem of course solves itself > >> through a Tomcat-restart, but that's not a very ideal solution to > >> perform restarts every other day or so... > >> > >> I presume its the IndexReader and/or IndexSearcher that is keeping the > >> files locked for deletion (in the web-application). So, i was wondering > >> if any of you have any input on how I can release the files (or > >> actually just delete them after the optimize routine in the indexer > >> right away... > >> > >> Than you very much for any feedback! > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > Aleksander M. Stensby > Senior Software Developer > Integrasco A/S > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tlf.: +47 41 22 82 72 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
