# LocalIndex: ensure\_index\_exists

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localindex-ensure-index-exists/123190>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [December 14, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localindex-ensure-index-exists/123190 "2007-12-14T20:07:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localindex-ensure-index-exists/123190/1 "2007-12-14T20:07:24Z")

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I got thousands of “LocalIndex: ensure\_index\_exists” message in my drb  
log…  
What should i do ?

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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localindex-ensure-index-exists/123190/2 "2007-12-14T20:09:54Z")

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I use the following to start my server :

FERRET\_USE\_LOCAL\_INDEX=1 ruby script/ferret\_server -e production start