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@@ -459,6 +459,19 @@ should be configured to locate the data directory outside the {es} home
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directory, so that the home directory can be deleted without deleting your data!
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The RPM and Debian distributions do this for you already.
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+// tag::modules-node-data-path-warning-tag[]
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+WARNING: Don't modify anything within the data directory or run processes that
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+might interfere with its contents. If something other than {es} modifies the
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+contents of the data directory, then {es} may fail, reporting corruption or
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+other data inconsistencies, or may appear to work correctly having silently
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+lost some of your data. Don't attempt to take filesystem backups of the data
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+directory; there is no supported way to restore such a backup. Instead, use
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+<<snapshot-restore>> to take backups safely. Don't run virus scanners on the
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+data directory. A virus scanner can prevent {es} from working correctly and may
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+modify the contents of the data directory. The data directory contains no
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+executables so a virus scan will only find false positives.
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+// end::modules-node-data-path-warning-tag[]
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[discrete]
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[[other-node-settings]]
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=== Other node settings
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