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diff --git a/doc/bugs/__39__search__39___plugin_causes_Error:_Exception:_Db_block_overwritten_-_are_there_multiple_writers__63__.mdwn b/doc/bugs/__39__search__39___plugin_causes_Error:_Exception:_Db_block_overwritten_-_are_there_multiple_writers__63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..864a5473b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/__39__search__39___plugin_causes_Error:_Exception:_Db_block_overwritten_-_are_there_multiple_writers__63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +When the `search` plugin is enabled, with the options: + +``` +# search plugin +# path to the omega cgi program +omega_cgi: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/omega/omega +# use google site search rather than internal xapian index? +google_search: 0 +``` + +Then we see the following error when editing a page from the web browser UI or running `ikiwiki --rebuild`: + +``` +Error: Exception: Db block overwritten - are there multiple writers? +``` + +The issue goes away when we disable the 'search' plugin. + +We're running ikiwiki version 3.20180228-1. + +> Every time? +> I used to see an error (this one, I think) intermittently on OS X, on incremental rebuilds only. +> Haven't seen it in a while, though. +> Maybe something got fixed upstream. +> What OS, and what version of Xapian and Omega? +> (1.4.11 for me.) +> Maybe worth blowing away `.ikiwiki/xapian/`, as described in [[tips/inside_dot_ikiwiki]]? +> +> --[[schmonz]] +> +>> We've removed the `.ikiwiki/xapian` directory before performing a rebuild, including actually rebooting the host OS. The search appears to work for a while, but once the wiki has been live for a while (and subject to edits on the web interface), the issue reappears. +>> +>> * OS: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-47-generic x86_64) +>> * xapian-tools/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1 amd64 +>> * xapian-omega/bionic,now 1.4.5-1 amd64 +>> +>> I've upgraded our installations of both Xapian components and will let you know if that fixes it. +>> -- jsewell +>> +>>> Updating appeared to fix it. Sorry for not trying that sooner. Thanks for the help. +>>> -- jsewell |