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Found multiple existing service providers in with entity id – – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 7.7-7.15

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch identifies multiple service providers with the same entity ID. This could be due to a configuration issue or a data inconsistency. To resolve this, you can first check your configuration files for any duplicate entity IDs and correct them. If the issue persists, you may need to investigate your data for inconsistencies or corruption. You could also consider re-indexing your data to ensure that each service provider has a unique entity ID.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Found multiple existing service providers in [{}] with entity id [{}] – [{}] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin.

Log Context

Log “Found multiple existing service providers in [{}] with entity id [{}] – [{}]” classname is TransportDeleteSamlServiceProviderAction.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

                index.deleteDocument(docInfo.version; request.getRefreshPolicy(); ActionListener.wrap(
                    deleteResponse -> listener.onResponse(new DeleteSamlServiceProviderResponse(deleteResponse; entityId));
                    listener::onFailure
                ));
            } else {
                logger.warn("Found multiple existing service providers in [{}] with entity id [{}] - [{}]";
                    index; entityId; matchingDocuments.stream().map(d -> d.getDocument().docId).collect(Collectors.joining(";")));
                listener.onFailure(new IllegalStateException("Multiple service providers exist with entity id [" + entityId + "]"));
            }
        }; listener::onFailure));
    }