Failing test: Chrome UI Functional Tests.test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_error_handling·ts - dashboard app using current data dashboard error handling "before all" hook in "dashboard error handling"

[kibanamachine]

A test failed on a tracked branch

{ Error: [invalid_alias_name_exception] Invalid alias name [.kibana], an index exists with the same name as the alias, with { index_uuid="wV_eNACoQQWEwu8K3GQ-tg" & index=".kibana" }
    at respond (node_modules/elasticsearch/src/lib/transport.js:349:15)
    at checkRespForFailure (node_modules/elasticsearch/src/lib/transport.js:306:7)
    at HttpConnector.<anonymous> (node_modules/elasticsearch/src/lib/connectors/http.js:173:7)
    at IncomingMessage.wrapper (node_modules/lodash/lodash.js:4929:19)
    at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1145:12)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:63:19)
  status: 400,
  displayName: 'BadRequest',
  message:
   '[invalid_alias_name_exception] Invalid alias name [.kibana], an index exists with the same name as the alias, with { index_uuid="wV_eNACoQQWEwu8K3GQ-tg" & index=".kibana" }',
  path: '/.kibana_1',
  query: {},
  body:
   { error:
      { root_cause: [Array],
        type: 'invalid_alias_name_exception',
        reason:
         'Invalid alias name [.kibana], an index exists with the same name as the alias',
        index_uuid: 'wV_eNACoQQWEwu8K3GQ-tg',
        index: '.kibana' },
     status: 400 },
  statusCode: 400,
  response:
   '{"error":{"root_cause":[{"type":"invalid_alias_name_exception","reason":"Invalid alias name [.kibana], an index exists with the same name as the alias","index_uuid":"wV_eNACoQQWEwu8K3GQ-tg","index":".kibana"}],"type":"invalid_alias_name_exception","reason":"Invalid alias name [.kibana], an index exists with the same name as the alias","index_uuid":"wV_eNACoQQWEwu8K3GQ-tg","index":".kibana"},"status":400}',
  toString: [Function],
  toJSON: [Function] }

First failure: Jenkins Build

[elasticmachine]

Pinging @elastic/kibana-test-triage (failed-test)

[kibanamachine]

New failure: Jenkins Build

[mistic]

Looks like that test is flaky. Skipping it on master.

master/8.0: 45a4393

[elasticmachine]

Pinging @elastic/kibana-app (Team:KibanaApp)

[flash1293]

I agree this test is owned by the Kibana app team, but the error message hints at a problem when loading the Kibana index ( await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('dashboard/current/kibana');). @elastic/kibana-platform can you help with this? What could be the root cause of such an error?

[spalger]

I'm working on this error right now, it's a flaw in the esArchiver that has been ramping up in frequency lately so it's my top priority right now. I haven't seen this type of failure cause an outright failure thanks to retires, and esArchiver is used everywhere, so I don't think we can skip all tests using it or wherever this flaky failure shows up. I plan on doing a sweep after I get my fix in (hopefully by Monday next week) and unskipping tests that were likely skipped because of esArchiver but I think if you want to unskip this test now that should be fine.

[flash1293]

@spalger This week is fine, thanks.

[spalger]

Should be fixed by the combination of #71910 and #72354

[spalger]

Reverted skip in 5741a86

[kibanamachine]

New failure: Jenkins Build

[flash1293]

@spalger another case of “ Invalid alias name [.kibana]”, could you have a look?

[spalger]

I'm gonna guess that the failure was actually caused by something else, but since it's been so long since then we don't have records anymore.