# Server didn't recover from too many open files error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 5, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/server-didnt-recover-from-too-many-open-files-error/8640 "2012-08-05T21:46:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pavel\_Dvorak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Pavel\_Dvorak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pavel_Dvorak)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/server-didnt-recover-from-too-many-open-files-error/8640/1 "2012-08-05T21:46:03Z")
I didn't have unlimited files option enabled. ES worked fine for few months and today it crashed. Had 0.19.2. IndexFailedEngineException occured with Too many open files I tried to restart ES but i didn't shutdown, so I killed it. But didn't start again... Had to restore from backup Attaching full log Note: failed to obtain node lock error is due wrong file permission after restoring from backup thanks for help ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/server-didnt-recover-from-too-many-open-files-error/8640/2 "2012-08-07T21:51:58Z")
I don't see the problem in the log, seems like ti started properly, maybe I am missing something? As a side note, things has improved even more in recent versions. On Aug 5, 2012, at 11:46 PM, Pavel Dvorak [pavel.dvorak.work@gmail.com](mailto:pavel.dvorak.work@gmail.com) wrote: > I didn't have unlimited files option enabled. ES worked fine for few months and today it crashed. Had 0.19.2. > IndexFailedEngineException occured with Too many open files > I tried to restart ES but i didn't shutdown, so I killed it. But didn't start again... > Had to restore from backup > Attaching full log > Note: failed to obtain node lock error is due wrong file permission after restoring from backup > thanks for help > \ ---
**Author:** ![Pavel\_Dvorak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Pavel\_Dvorak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pavel_Dvorak)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/server-didnt-recover-from-too-many-open-files-error/8640/3 "2012-08-07T22:05:35Z")
I have updated now the last part of the log is after restore try to find this line org.elasticsearch.index.IndexShardMissingException: [action\_log\_console][1] missing it didn't work after this, it displayed red status Dne úterý, 7. srpna 2012 23:51:58 UTC+2 kimchy napsal(a): > I don't see the problem in the log, seems like ti started properly, maybe > I am missing something? As a side note, things has improved even more in > recent versions. > > On Aug 5, 2012, at 11:46 PM, Pavel Dvorak \<[pavel.dv...@gmail.com](mailto:pavel.dv...@gmail.com)\\> > wrote: > > > I didn't have unlimited files option enabled. ES worked fine for few > > months and today it crashed. Had 0.19.2. > > IndexFailedEngineException occured with Too many open files > > I tried to restart ES but i didn't shutdown, so I killed it. But didn't > > start again... > > Had to restore from backup > > Attaching full log > > Note: failed to obtain node lock error is due wrong file permission > > after restoring from backup > > thanks for help > > \ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/server-didnt-recover-from-too-many-open-files-error/8640/4 "2017-07-06T03:17:25Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 3:17am UTC