Git lock file (gc.pid.lock) crash
- Prannay Sethi
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Issue
Iguana service repeatedly crashes when trying to start the service (possibly without creating crash dump files)
The following error is found in the ServiceErrorLog:
[2020-06-02 16:54:12] [ERROR]
fatal: Unable to create 'C:/Program Files/iNTERFACEWARE/Iguana/IguanaMainRepo/gc.pid.lock': File exists.
If no other git process is currently running, this probably means a
git process crashed in this repository earlier. Make sure no other git
process is running and remove the file manually to continue.
Process timed out after 180 seconds. - GarbageCollectionErrorPossible Causes
The gc.pid.lock file is created and removed as part of the git gc command which performs maintenance on the repository
The file may get left behind if:
the server shuts down or crashes while git gc is running
git gc itself crashes (due to running out of memory, running out of disk space, etc.)
Solutions
Check that no Iguana processes are currently running via the Task Manager
Remove the gc.pid.lock file and restart the service
Verify that the server has sufficient memory and disk space to help ensure that the file did not get let behind due to git gc crashing as a result of insufficient memory or disk space