Previously on version 5 the view_rebuild_dir line in the notes.ini required a "" at the end of the line. The Domino help does not specify this for r6, is the "" still required?
Thanks
Subject: View_Rebuild_Dir query
A quick scan of the tech notes I see no reference either way regarding terminating with a "". It only mentions that you must specify the full path to the temp view rebuild directory.
The quickest way would be to just try both and see what happens by watching the temp directory while you update a view index.
Subject: View_Rebuild_Dir query - Watch Out for the BackSlash \
Hi Folkes!
I have just found a serious problem regarding the View_Rebuild_Dir parameter in NOTES.INI
The Help for Domino 7.0.2 FP2 shows that you do not use the backslash in the end ""
I had a customer using the backslash, and the working directory was in use - all should then be OK.
But at the server seems to continue to be unstable with weekly crashes it was watched carefully.
We found that files were deleted in the Domino program directory - any files READONLY, systemfiles - ALL files starting with A and up to D… and the extension was of no interrest.
Stopping the INDEXER made the problem disappear.
Removing the backslash from the parameter allowed the indexer to run without this problem.
So my recommendation DO NOT USE THE BACKSLAST
Well how can this be a problem:
the program nindex.exe is a C program in Domino program directory.
The parameter is OK for creating temp files, but when the program wants to clean up, the program missunderstands the parameter and uses just the directory where the program was started.
As the deletion/cleanup of files do not work correctly, you can end up with corupted or bad indexses – and that is not what we want.
This problem is reported to IBM Support and will eventually result in a fix, but I want to mention my findings with no delay.
Regards,
Hans Holt
Convergens A/S
Subject: RE: View_Rebuild_Dir query - Watch Out for the BackSlash \
It seems to me that the Domino server itself puts on the backslash.
If I from the server console writes:
Set Configuration View_Rebuild_Dir=F:\Viewdir
and just afterwards writes:
Show Configuration View_Rebuild_Dir
I get the result:
VIEW_REBUILD_DIR=F:\Viewdir\
So no matter what you write - the server adjusts and puts back the backslash.