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  2. JENKINS-49161

Unable to delete file causes Multibranch Pipeline scan FAILURE

      We are using Multibranch Pipeline job on Jenkins. Sometimes during the scan, we receive an exception:

      java.io.IOException: Unable to delete '/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/sample.job.build/branches/feature-P.of17kqq8ojl6.-PFT-repo'. Tried 3 times (of a maximum of 3) waiting 0.1 sec between attempts. at hudson.Util.deleteRecursive(Util.java:352) at hudson.model.AbstractItem.performDelete(AbstractItem.java:691) at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob.performDelete(WorkflowJob.java:642) at hudson.model.AbstractItem.delete(AbstractItem.java:675) at hudson.model.Job.delete(Job.java:676) at com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.computed.ComputedFolder.updateChildren(ComputedFolder.java:289) at com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.computed.FolderComputation.run(FolderComputation.java:165) at jenkins.branch.MultiBranchProject$BranchIndexing.run(MultiBranchProject.java:1022) at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:97) at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:421) Caused by: java.nio.file.FileSystemException: /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/sample.job.build/branches/feature-P.of17kqq8ojl6.-PFT-repo/builds/58/.nfs00000000000e9e0d000000ba: Device or resource busy at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:91) at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102) at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107) at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.implDelete(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:244) at sun.nio.fs.AbstractFileSystemProvider.deleteIfExists(AbstractFileSystemProvider.java:108) at java.nio.file.Files.deleteIfExists(Files.java:1165) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteFile(Util.java:290) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteRecursive(Util.java:370) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteContentsRecursive(Util.java:389) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteRecursive(Util.java:369) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteContentsRecursive(Util.java:389) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteRecursive(Util.java:369) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteContentsRecursive(Util.java:389) at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteRecursive(Util.java:369) at hudson.Util.deleteRecursive(Util.java:347)

       

      It causes that our scan fails so no new builds are created. Maybe this kind of error is not such a big problem so scan can proceed?

          [JENKINS-49161] Unable to delete file causes Multibranch Pipeline scan FAILURE

          Ringo De Smet added a comment -

          I bumped into this problem also. My Jenkins data is stored on an AWS EFS volume. The `Scan Repository Log` showed that the contents for `PR-388` of my configured multibranch pipeline project could not be deleted. The output of `lsof | grep PR-388` on the Jenkins master showed this:

          [root@jenkins centos]# lsof | grep PR-388
          java 1216 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1218 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1219 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1221 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1226 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1227 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1228 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1229 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1230 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
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          java 1216 1239 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1240 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1241 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
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          java 1216 1245 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1246 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1247 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1254 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1258 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1263 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1264 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
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          java 1216 1274 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1275 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1278 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1279 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1280 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1281 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1282 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1283 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1287 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1288 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1289 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1291 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1316 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 1317 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 7459 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 7461 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
          java 1216 7462 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)
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          java 1216 15370 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/)

          Restarting the server released these file handles and a new Scan Repository was able to clear obsolete branches and pull requests.

          Ringo De Smet added a comment - I bumped into this problem also. My Jenkins data is stored on an AWS EFS volume. The `Scan Repository Log` showed that the contents for `PR-388` of my configured multibranch pipeline project could not be deleted. The output of `lsof | grep PR-388` on the Jenkins master showed this: [root@jenkins centos] # lsof | grep PR-388 java 1216 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1218 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1219 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1221 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1226 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1227 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1228 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1229 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1230 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1232 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1233 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1234 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1238 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1239 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1240 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1241 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1244 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1245 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1246 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1247 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1254 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1258 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1263 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1264 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1269 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1270 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1271 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1272 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1273 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1274 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1275 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1278 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1279 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1280 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1281 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1282 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1283 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1287 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1288 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1289 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1291 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1316 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 1317 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7459 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7461 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7462 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7463 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7464 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7466 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 7467 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 9561 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10937 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10939 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10940 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10941 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10943 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10947 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10948 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 10950 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14464 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14465 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14466 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14467 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14468 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14469 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14470 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14472 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14473 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14474 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14572 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14580 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14610 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14731 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14738 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 14743 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) java 1216 15370 jenkins 460w REG 0,38 127350 12368471089555459206 /mnt/efs/jenkins/jobs/<myproject>/branches/PR-388/builds/1/.nfsaba5a2eccba44c8600000002 (fs-<somehash>.efs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:/) Restarting the server released these file handles and a new Scan Repository was able to clear obsolete branches and pull requests.

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