Hi Team, We have upgraded the Nexus application from v3.30.0-01 to v3.38.1-01. After upgrading, we are not able to delete a repository. It showing error as " Unable to delete repository when database is frozen.. Database not writable on node: xxxx". Attached the error screenshot. [Nexus_Repo_e…

This is expected, when your database is frozen it is not writable. Unfreeze it first.

There is a REST API you can run to unfreeze the database (system —> api). Or you can shut down nxrm and remove the frozen.marker file (sonatype-work/nexus3/db/frozen.marker). Rich

Hi Rich Seddon, We have tried the both options, but still facing the same issue. [Freeze_db] Regards, Loganathan

i have the same problem. do you have a solution?

Hi, Still, we face this issue. Is there any solution provided already? Could anyone help?

Hi, I have tried to unfreeze the database using API. In addition, tried to delete the frozen.marker file from the path /data/sonatype-work/nexus3. But still unable to delete the repository. Still facing the same error. Could somebody help please?

Hi, Still I am facing the same problem - unable to delete the repository. Can somebody help on this issue please?

Are you sure this is the same problem? What is the actual error that is occurring (what is in the logs)?

Hi Rich, I am attaching the log files, which was taken while attempting to delete a Nexus repo. Kindly help. nexuslog.pdf (417.8 KB)

You might want to check how much disk space is free… if the disk is very full the database will automatically enter frozen mode. cd /data/sonatype-work/nexus3 df -h .

Unable to delete repository when database is frozen

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Renitta_Aruldhasan (Renitta Aruldhasan) July 14, 2025, 6:12am 13

Hi,

Can someone help here please?

Regards,
Renitta

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