diff --git a/docs/source/admin/log-messages.md b/docs/source/admin/log-messages.md index d502da14..24074df7 100644 --- a/docs/source/admin/log-messages.md +++ b/docs/source/admin/log-messages.md @@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ log messages, and what they mean. ## Failing suspected API request to not-running server +### Example + Your logs might be littered with lines that might look slightly scary ``` [W 2022-03-10 17:25:19.774 JupyterHub base:1349] Failing suspected API request to not-running server: /hub/user//api/metrics/v1 ``` +### Most likely cause + However, what this most likely means is that the user's server has stopped running but they still have a browser tab open. This is extremely common - for example, you might have 3 tabs open, and shut @@ -29,4 +33,6 @@ to let you restart it. Most commonly, you'll see this in reference to the `/api/metrics/v1` URL, used by [jupyter-resource-usage](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter-resource-usage). -So for the most part, this log line is pretty benign! +### Actions you can take + +This log message is benign, and there is usually no action for you to take.