Thread interrupted while trying to obtain shard lock

Opster Team

July-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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Log Context

Log”thread interrupted while trying to obtain shard lock”classname is NodeEnvironment.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

"obtaining shard lock timed out after " + timeoutInMillis + "ms; previous lock details: [" + lockDetails +
  "] trying to lock for [" + details + "]");
  }
  } catch (InterruptedException e) {
  Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
  throw new ShardLockObtainFailedException(shardId; "thread interrupted while trying to obtain shard lock"; e);
  }
  }
  }
 
  public boolean hasNodeFile() {