>>I am using mysql version 3.21.31 on Linux. I have a C program which reads
>>and writes it every once and a while.
>>At some point I started getting an error: "Can't open file:
>>'connections.ISM'. (errno: 138)"
>>I shutdown mysql and then tried to examine/repair the table 'connections'
>>with isamchk (-r -ro -s -a) but failed with the same errno (138).
Ah, the benefits of reading the manual:
> 19.4.2 Changes in release 3.21.32
> Fixed some possible race conditions when doing many reopen/close on the
same tables under heavy load! > This can happen if you execute mysqladmin
refresh often. This could in some very rare cases corrupt the
> header of the index file and cause error 126 or 138.
I found this in less than 5 minutes of work. Please be considerate of the
time of others on the list by RTFM before posting. Thanks!
