Unable to get the earliest last modified time for the transaction log – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

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August-23, Version: 6.8-8.9

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Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to retrieve the earliest modification time for the transaction log. This could be due to issues with file permissions, disk space, or corruption in the transaction log. To resolve this, you can try the following: 1) Check and adjust file permissions to ensure Elasticsearch has access to the log files. 2) Free up disk space if it’s running low. 3) If the transaction log is corrupted, you may need to restore from a backup or perform a reindex operation.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Unable to get the earliest last modified time for the transaction log ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: index.

Log Context

Log “Unable to get the earliest last modified time for the transaction log” class name is Translog.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 long earliestLastModifiedAge() {
 try (ReleasableLock ignored = readLock.acquire()) {
 ensureOpen();
 return findEarliestLastModifiedAge(System.currentTimeMillis(); readers; current);
 } catch (IOException e) {
 throw new TranslogException(shardId; "Unable to get the earliest last modified time for the transaction log");
 }
 }  /**
 * Returns the age of the oldest entry in the translog files in seconds

 

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