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| -rw-r--r-- | src/rabbit.erl | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/rabbit.erl b/src/rabbit.erl index 083ff333c3..b55c129a91 100644 --- a/src/rabbit.erl +++ b/src/rabbit.erl @@ -607,13 +607,19 @@ sort_boot_steps(UnsortedSteps) -> boot_error({could_not_start, rabbit, {{timeout_waiting_for_tables, _}, _}}, _Stacktrace) -> AllNodes = rabbit_mnesia:cluster_nodes(all), + Suffix = "~nBACKGROUND~n==========~n~n" + "This cluster node was shut down while other nodes were still running.~n" + "To avoid losing data, you should start the other nodes first, then~n" + "start this one. To force this node to start, first invoke~n" + "\"rabbitmqctl force_boot\". If you do so, any changes made on other~n" + "cluster nodes after this one was shut down may be lost.~n", {Err, Nodes} = case AllNodes -- [node()] of [] -> {"Timeout contacting cluster nodes. Since RabbitMQ was" " shut down forcefully~nit cannot determine which nodes" - " are timing out.~n", []}; + " are timing out.~n" ++ Suffix, []}; Ns -> {rabbit_misc:format( - "Timeout contacting cluster nodes: ~p.~n", [Ns]), + "Timeout contacting cluster nodes: ~p.~n" ++ Suffix, [Ns]), Ns} end, log_boot_error_and_exit( |