Definitely not a permissions problem - everything is run by the solr user, which owns everything in the directories. I just can't figure out why the default working directory is in opt rather than var (which is where it should be according to a previous chain I was in).
But at this point I'm at a total loss, so maybe a fresh install wouldn't hurt. ------ Dr. Amanda Shuman Post-doc researcher, University of Freiburg, The Maoist Legacy Project <http://www.maoistlegacy.uni-freiburg.de/> PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz http://www.amandashuman.net/ http://www.prchistoryresources.org/ Office: +49 (0) 761 203 4925 On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 11:09 PM, BlackIce <blackice...@gmail.com> wrote: > One of the issues with the install script is that when its run by any user > other than "solr" and installed into default directories, > is that one might get ownership/permission problems. > > The easiest way to avoid these is by creating the "solr" user BEFORE > installing Solr as a regular "Login-User", > and then install Solr while being logged into this account (Or sudo, etc..) > and then install Solr with NON default values for directories, > have everything installed within the "Solr" users home directory space, > that way everything belongs to the solr user, it is then easily modified, > by just logging into the solr account and one doesn't have to worry > about ownership/permissions.. ad if one makes a mistake it only affects > the "solr" user... > > Ayway, just my 2 cents > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 9:41 PM, Amanda Shuman <amanda.shu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks, I was able to do most of the but didn't reinstall... Still > running > > into an issue I think is related to current working directory. I guess > > reinstalling might fix that? > > Amanda > > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 17:27 Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Assuming this is stand-alone: > > > > find the data dir for the core (parent of the index dir) > > > > find the config dir for the core > > > > shut down Solr > > > > "rm -rf data" > > > > make any changes to the configs you want > > > > start Solr > > > > > > As BlackIce said, reinstalling works too. > > > > > > If it's SolrCloud delete and recreate the collection, your configs > > > will be in ZooKeeper. Of course update your configs with your changes > > > before creating the new collection. > > > > > > Best, > > > Erick > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 7:09 AM, BlackIce <blackice...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I'm not a Solr guru.... > > > > > > > > I take i that you installed Solr with the install script.... > > > > then it installs into a dir where normal users have no right to > access > > > the > > > > necessary files... > > > > > > > > One way to circumvent this is to un-install Solr and then re-install > > > > without using the default and have it install into a directory where > > the > > > > solr and login user have access to. > > > > > > > > Deleting a Core is a simple as deleting its directory... > > > > > > > > Hope this helps - good luck > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 3:59 PM, Amanda Shuman < > amanda.shu...@gmail.com > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Oh, and I also have a related question - how can I change my CWD > > > (current > > > >> working directory)? It is set for the /opt/ folder and not /var/ > and I > > > >> think that's screwing things up... > > > >> Thanks! > > > >> Amanda > > > >> > > > >> ------ > > > >> Dr. Amanda Shuman > > > >> Post-doc researcher, University of Freiburg, The Maoist Legacy > Project > > > >> <http://www.maoistlegacy.uni-freiburg.de/> > > > >> PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz > > > >> http://www.amandashuman.net/ > > > >> http://www.prchistoryresources.org/ > > > >> Office: +49 (0) 761 203 4925 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Amanda Shuman < > > amanda.shu...@gmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Hi all, I'm a bit of a newbie still but have clearly screwed > > something > > > >> > up... so I think what I need to do now is to delete a core (saving > > > >> current > > > >> > conf files as-is) then re-add/re-create the core and re-index. > (It's > > > not > > > >> a > > > >> > big site and it's not public yet, so I'm not concerned about > taking > > > >> > anything down during this process.) > > > >> > > > > >> > So what's the quickest way to do this: > > > >> > > > > >> > 1. Create a new core at command line with different name, move all > > > conf > > > >> > files into that (?) > > > >> > 2. Delete the current core at command line, but what's the script > > for > > > >> > doing that to make sure it's totally gone? I see different > responses > > > >> > online... not sure what's the "best practice" for this... > > > >> > > > > >> > Thanks! > > > >> > Amanda > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > ------ > > > >> > Dr. Amanda Shuman > > > >> > Post-doc researcher, University of Freiburg, The Maoist Legacy > > Project > > > >> > <http://www.maoistlegacy.uni-freiburg.de/> > > > >> > PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz > > > >> > http://www.amandashuman.net/ > > > >> > http://www.prchistoryresources.org/ > > > >> > Office: +49 (0) 761 203 4925 > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >
