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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Updating action.operate-all-indices from to ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: index.
Log Context
Log “updating [action.operate_all_indices] from [{}] to [{}]” classname is DestructiveOperations.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
Override
public void onRefreshSettings(Settings settings) {
boolean newValue = settings.getAsBoolean(DestructiveOperations.REQUIRES_NAME; destructiveRequiresName);
if (destructiveRequiresName != newValue) {
logger.info("updating [action.operate_all_indices] from [{}] to [{}]"; destructiveRequiresName; newValue);
this.destructiveRequiresName = newValue;
}
}
private static boolean hasWildcardUsage(String aliasOrIndex) {
