tar size limit in MergeContent ?

[#1]

Is there a size limit to the tar file generated by MergeContent?

ERROR

MergeContent[id=8a06a034-0183-1000-b8b5-c045959a56e9] Failed to process bundle of 2 files due to entry size '14743306287' is too big ( > 8589934591 ).; rolling back sessions: java.lang.RuntimeException: entry size '14743306287' is too big ( > 8589934591 ).

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@John-MaxQ 

The MergeContent processor utilizes the Apache Commons Compress library which has a hard limit in tar size.  There is an existing Apache NiFi jira for this here:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-10273

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Matt