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Ed Vin commented on KUDU-1867: ------------------------------ Excuse me but, is there any plan for getting solved this issue? > Improve the "Could not lock .../block_manager_instance" error message > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: KUDU-1867 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KUDU-1867 > Project: Kudu > Issue Type: Bug > Components: fs > Affects Versions: 1.2.0 > Reporter: Jean-Daniel Cryans > Labels: newbie > > It's possible for users to encounter a rather cryptic error when trying to > run Kudu while it's already running or with a different user than what was > previously used: > {code} > Check failed: _s.ok() Bad status: IO error: Failed to load FS layout: Could > not lock /path/to/data/block_manager_instance: Could not lock > /path/to/data/block_manager_instance: lock > /path/to/data/block_manager_instance: Resource temporarily unavailable (error > 11) > {code} > This is the log line that we FATAL with, so unless you already know what it > means you're left to your own guessing and log digging. Instead, the error > message could be more prescriptive. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.14#64029)