# \[ERROR\]\[o.o.a.a.AlertIndices\] info deleteOldIndices

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-o-o-a-a-alertindices-info-deleteoldindices/12483>\
**Category:** Alerting\
**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-o-o-a-a-alertindices-info-deleteoldindices/12483 "2023-02-13T11:11:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![timFlowers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@timFlowers](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/timFlowers)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-o-o-a-a-alertindices-info-deleteoldindices/12483/1 "2023-02-13T11:11:57Z")

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**Versions** 2.3.0

**Describe the issue** :  
Hi, I can see the followinf error in my log file,

```auto
[2023-02-12T15:37:44,710][ERROR][o.o.a.a.AlertIndices] [opensearch-node-1] info deleteOldIndices

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I am wondering what triggers it. I’ve never configured any alerts, but I’ve configured some ISM policies in the past and then deleted them.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![pdz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pdz](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pdz)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-o-o-a-a-alertindices-info-deleteoldindices/12483/2 "2023-02-27T23:22:01Z")

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This one is part of “index managment” logic for alerts and findings indices. This log specifically shouldn’t be ERROR, but DEBUG or INFO at most. It indicates start of periodic function which checks if there are old enough (set by retention setting) indices which should be deleted.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/3/33547ea01a5b12dcca2958411d3edd97ae2ea8c1.png) [@system](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-o-o-a-a-alertindices-info-deleteoldindices/12483/3 "2023-04-28T23:22:39Z")

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Closed on April 28, 2023, 11:22pm UTC

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