Missing or invalid written by writtenByStr – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

Opster Team

August-23, Version: 6.8-7.13

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch cannot find or validate the “written_by” field. This could be due to the field being absent, misspelled, or containing invalid data. To resolve this issue, you can check the data being indexed to ensure the “written_by” field is present and correctly spelled. Also, validate the data in the “written_by” field to ensure it meets the expected format or data type. If you’re using a script or automated process to index data, ensure it’s correctly configured to include and properly format this field.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” missing or invalid written_by [” + writtenByStr + “] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: index, blobstore.

Log Context

Log “missing or invalid written_by [” + writtenByStr + “]” class name is BlobStoreIndexShardSnapshot.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 } else if (physicalName == null || Strings.validFileName(physicalName) == false) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("missing or invalid physical file name [" + physicalName + "]");
 } else if (length < 0) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("missing or invalid file length");
 } else if (writtenBy == null) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("missing or invalid written_by [" + writtenByStr + "]");
 } else if (checksum == null) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("missing checksum for name [" + name + "]");
 }
 return new FileInfo(name; new StoreFileMetadata(physicalName; length; checksum; writtenBy; metaHash); partSize);
 }

 

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