Re: "Collection /db/system/security/exist/accounts cannot be created."

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Hi Tony,

Oh, and if you rely on any counters, once the new "data" directory has been
created, be sure to copy the old "counters" file into it. It's a pain to
fix counter IDs after they've been assigned a second time.

Take care.

2025=E5=B9=B47=E6=9C=8820=E6=97=A5(=E6=97=A5) 14:25 Michael Westbay <westba=
[email protected]>:

> Hi Tony,
>
> At this point, I do a full emergency backup and restore.
>
> From the EXIST_HOME directory, run:
>
> bin/run.sh org.exist.backup.ExportMain -x -d path/to/backup/file
>
> The target filename is usually the date and what went wrong, like
> "2025-07-20-out-of-space."
>
> After making the backup, mv the EXIST_HOME/webapp/WEB-INF/data directory
> elsewhere, then start up eXist.
>
> Next, extract the emergency backup and cd to db and run:
>
> ${EXIST_HOME}/bin/backup.sh -r `pwd`/system/security/__contents__.xml -u
> admin -P "new_password"
>
> Then run:
>
> ${EXIST_HOME}/bin/backup.sh -r `pwd`/__contents__.xml -u admin -p
> "new_password"
>
> The first restore will restore the security collection and set the new
> password for admin.
>
> The second restore will restore the rest of your database using the new
> password for admin.
>
> Finally, I have two scripts that I always run after a restore to restore
> the repos that I use and restore permissions to certain collections.
>
>
> xquery version "3.0";
>
> <fix-repo>{(
>   repo:remove("http://exist-db.org/apps/some_app"),
>   repo:install-and-deploy("http://exist-db.org/apps/shared", "1.2.3", "
> http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/public-repo/some_app"),
>   ...
> )}</fix-repo>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Take care.
>
>
>
> 2025=E5=B9=B47=E6=9C=8820=E6=97=A5(=E6=97=A5) 11:51 Tony Graham <tgraham@=
antenna.co.jp>:
>
>> I have an eXist-3 (yes, eXist-3) that won't respond and won't shutdown
>> (short of killing the process).  Starting it devolves into multiple
>> stack traces with the message in the subject.  Is there any hope for it?
>>
>> I got here after killing eXist after a server backup filled the
>> filesystem and eXist became unresponsive.  (The backup was because a
>> Jenkins job running an Ant task had created some ghost collections that
>> showed only in the Java client and that the 'admin' user couldn't
>> delete, and I was going to tweak then reload the backup.)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Tony Graham.
>> --
>> Senior Architect
>> XML Division
>> Antenna House, Inc.
>> ----
>> Skerries, Ireland
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>
>
> --
> Michael Westbay
> Writer/System Administrator
> http://www.japanesebaseball.com/
>


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Tony,</div><div><br></div><div>Oh, and if you rely=
 on any counters, once the new &quot;data&quot; directory has been created,=
 be sure to copy the old &quot;counters&quot; file into it. It&#39;s a pain=
 to fix counter IDs after they&#39;ve been assigned a second time.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Take care.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_=
quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">2025=E5=B9=B47=E6=9C=
=8820=E6=97=A5(=E6=97=A5) 14:25 Michael Westbay &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:westb=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
div>Hi Tony,</div><div><br></div><div>At this point, I do a full emergency =
backup and restore.</div><div><br></div><div>From the EXIST_HOME directory,=
 run:</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"margin-left:40px">bin/run.sh org.ex=
ist.backup.ExportMain -x -d path/to/backup/file</div><div><br></div><div>Th=
e target filename is usually the date and what went wrong, like &quot;2025-=
07-20-out-of-space.&quot;</div><div><br></div><div>After making the backup,=
 mv the EXIST_HOME/webapp/WEB-INF/data directory elsewhere, then start up e=
Xist.</div><div><br></div><div>Next, extract the emergency backup and cd to=
 db and run:</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"margin-left:40px">${EXIST_HO=
ME}/bin/backup.sh -r `pwd`/system/security/__contents__.xml -u admin -P &qu=
ot;new_password&quot;</div><div><br></div><div>Then run:</div><div><br></di=
v><div style=3D"margin-left:40px">${EXIST_HOME}/bin/backup.sh -r `pwd`/__co=
ntents__.xml -u admin -p &quot;new_password&quot;</div><div><br></div><div>=
The first restore will restore the security collection and set the new pass=
word for admin.</div><div><br></div><div>The second restore will restore th=
e rest of your database using the new password for admin.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Finally, I have two scripts that I always run after a restore to re=
store the repos that I use and restore permissions to certain collections.<=
/div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"margin-left:40px">xquery v=
ersion &quot;3.0&quot;;<br><br>&lt;fix-repo&gt;{(<br>=C2=A0 repo:remove(&qu=
ot;<a href=3D"http://exist-db.org/apps/some_app" target=3D"_blank">http://e=
xist-db.org/apps/some_app</a>&quot;),<br>=C2=A0 repo:install-and-deploy(&qu=
ot;<a href=3D"http://exist-db.org/apps/shared" target=3D"_blank">http://exi=
st-db.org/apps/shared</a>&quot;, &quot;1.2.3&quot;, &quot;<a href=3D"http:/=
/exist-db.org/exist/apps/public-repo/some_app" target=3D"_blank">http://exi=
st-db.org/exist/apps/public-repo/some_app</a>&quot;),<br>=C2=A0 ...<br>)}&l=
t;/fix-repo&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div><div>Take care.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">2025=E5=B9=
=B47=E6=9C=8820=E6=97=A5(=E6=97=A5) 11:51 Tony Graham &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I have an eXist-3 =
(yes, eXist-3) that won&#39;t respond and won&#39;t shutdown<br>
(short of killing the process).=C2=A0 Starting it devolves into multiple<br=
>
stack traces with the message in the subject.=C2=A0 Is there any hope for i=
t?<br>
<br>
I got here after killing eXist after a server backup filled the<br>
filesystem and eXist became unresponsive.=C2=A0 (The backup was because a<b=
r>
Jenkins job running an Ant task had created some ghost collections that<br>
showed only in the Java client and that the &#39;admin&#39; user couldn&#39=
;t<br>
delete, and I was going to tweak then reload the backup.)<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
<br>
Tony Graham.<br>
-- <br>
Senior Architect<br>
XML Division<br>
Antenna House, Inc.<br>
----<br>
Skerries, Ireland<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">tgraham@antenna.=
co.jp</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mi=
chael Westbay<br>Writer/System Administrator<br><a href=3D"http://www.japan=
esebaseball.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.japanesebaseball.com/</a></d=
iv>
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gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mi=
chael Westbay<br>Writer/System Administrator<br><a href=3D"http://www.japan=
esebaseball.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.japanesebaseball.com/</a></d=
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