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Possible to change Linux guest index work directory?

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Hi,

Our Linux /tmp partitions are very small. The Guest File Index creation process writes the /tmp full and breaks. Is it possible to change the work directory in a config file or similar?

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Re: Possible to change Linux guest index work directory?

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Hi,

Currently there is no conventional way of changing that path, I will file it as a feature request. Have you tried creating a symlink to the existing file and moving it to another partition so that the process would work with symlink instead of the actual file? Also, may I ask you how big is the database, how much do you index, and how big is your /tmp?

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Re: Possible to change Linux guest index work directory?

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I'm not realized that the vindex directory stays the same by name because it has a UUID in name. I tested it, the name always stays the same. I then solved it via a symbolic link.

Thanks for the info and idea

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