Repository Will Not Start Due To "Bad file format"
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
When attempting to start a given repository, the following WARN message is displayed in the logs:
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2011-04-26 15:08:26,450 INFO [main ] fisheye.app InfinityDbHandle-open - opening /usr/local/fisheye/current/var/cache/testrepo/revcache/data.bin with cachesize=700929365
2011-04-26 15:08:26,452 WARN [main ] fisheye.app DefaultRepositoryManager-runRepositories - Problem starting repository
com.cenqua.fisheye.rep.DbException: java.io.IOException: Bad file format (file truncated.)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.infinitydb.InfinityDbHandle.get(InfinityDbHandle.java:46)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.rep.impl.CommonUtilDAO.hasProperty(CommonUtilDAO.java:147)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.rep.impl.CommonUtilDAO.hasProperty(CommonUtilDAO.java:38)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.cache.BaseRevisionCache.hasScanProperty(BaseRevisionCache.java:608)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.cache.BaseDirInfoCache.loadIndexingFeatures(BaseDirInfoCache.java:67)The repository will fail to start.
Cause
The repository caches have become corrupted and will need to be recreated.
Resolution
Please initiate a re-index of your problematic repository to resolve the issue.
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