Once you have verified your path and permissions [no NFS], you would address this as a a metadata issue:

  Fix List (for all the various iterations of this issue):

  1. In .metadata/, remove the .lock file
  2. If 1 doesn't work, try end process javaw.exe etc. then rm .lock file
  3. If 1 & 2 doesn't work, try remove the .log file in .metadata/, and double check .plugin/.
  4. This always worked for me: relocate .metadata/, open and close eclipse, then overwrite .metadata back

The solution involves cleaning up the .metadata folder with correct contents!

Reference:  http://wiki.eclipse.org/IRC_FAQ#When_I_start_Eclipse_it_says_.22Workspace_in_use_or_cannot_be_created.2C_choose_a_different_one..22.2C_what_should_I_do.3F

Cheers!


On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Michael Torres <matorres124@gmail.com> wrote:
I am having an issue getting my Eclipse IDE to open my workspace.

Here is the background info...

I am running Fedora 20
I have Eclipse (Keppler)

The error message that I get when I run my IDE for that workspace is:

"Workspace at '/var/www/html' in use or cannot be created , choose a different one"

The permissions for the html folder are rwxrw-rw- as well as for the www folder. root owns the folders.

I can open an entirely different workspace no problem.  But for some reason eclipse seems to think that this workspace is in use.

There are no other processes running for eclipse.  I have followed message board instructions to delete the .lock and the .log files from the .metadata folder in the workspace.  I have even deleted the www and html folder altogether.

Has anyone had this issue? Any advice would be appreciated.


Mike


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