topic Re: Upgrading splunk on Linux - missing bin directory. in Installation

Upgrading splunk on Linux - missing bin directory.

Dabbsy — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:07:19 GMT

I'm upgrading splunk enterprise to 9.3 using the rpm file, but when I run

rpm -U splunk-9.3.0-51ccf43db5bd.x86_64.rpm

it installs all the folders, but removes the bin directory, so I can't then start splunk.

i've searched through the communities, and a few people seem to have hit the issue on windows, but not linux.

how can I get around this issue?

thanks

Dabbsy

Dabbsy — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:55:38 GMT

Hmm interesting - so for info in case anyone else gets the same issue.

uninstalled splunk package

rpm -e splunk.x86_64

then

rpm -i -prefix=/hopt package_name.rpm

did the trick.

I had tried uninstalling and then installing earlier, but that didn't work, for some reason it needed the prefix option.

bin directory now recreated and I can now start splunk :-).

gcusello — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:59:13 GMT

I have never heard of a problem like this!
Try using another support (eg. tgz instead of rpm),

then wait until tomorrow because there is the new version 9.3.1 that probably will not have the same problem.

If this does not solve the problem, open a Case with Splunk Support.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

PickleRick — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:17:47 GMT

Which version were you upgrading from?

gcusello — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:42:56 GMT

good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking

Giuseppe

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Dabbsy — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:32:09 GMT

Hi PickleRick

i was going from 9.0.1 to 9.3.0.

cheers,

Dabbsy