topic Re: Error while validating databases in Installation

Error while validating databases - fresh installation of Fedora 19 x86_64?

coanda — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:05:43 GMT

The server is a fresh installation of Fedora 19 x86_64, it is a completely minimal install with nothing else really added other than vim and git. I've set SELinux to permissive, and my firewall is still blocking all incoming traffic other than SSH but I did test with it turned off and the issue remains. After installing Splunk-6.0.s omething I ran

cd /opt/splunk/bin/
./splunk --accept-license --answer-yes

and I get

Splunk> Be an IT superhero. Go home early.

Checking prerequisites...
    Checking http port [8000]: open
    Checking mgmt port [8089]: open
    Checking configuration...  Done.
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/run/splunk
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/run/splunk/appserver/i18n
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/run/splunk/appserver/modules/static/css
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/run/splunk/upload
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/spool/splunk
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/spool/dirmoncache
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/lib/splunk/authDb
        Creating: /opt/splunk/var/lib/splunk/hashDb
    Checking critical directories...    Done
    Checking indexes...
homePath='/opt/splunk/var/lib/splunk/audit/db' of index=_audit on unusable filesystem.
Validating databases (splunkd validatedb) failed with code '1'.  If you cannot resolve the issue(s) above after consulting documentation, please file a case online at http://www.splunk.com/page/submit_issue

I'm not really sure where it gets the idea the the filesystem is unusable, I did after all just install it to the same location that it's writing to. I did not however setup a new Splunk user account, but I don't think I've ever done that in the past when I've used previous versions.

Gracias.

Re: Error while validating databases

coanda — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:39:16 GMT

Apparently it's btrfs related. That's dumb.

http://answers.splunk.com/answers/9035/can-i-run-splunk-on-btrfs

Re: Error while validating databases

vessev — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:01:19 GMT

it also is possible that you have to check if your database location still owned by splunk user.

I start splunk with user splunk from splunk group.
I tested a configuration and started splunk as root and does some configuration.
After that some files in my Database location was no owned by root and not the splunk user.

After that i would restart splunk with the splunk user and got the same Error Message.

homePath='/opt/splunk/var/lib/splunk/audit/db' of index=_audit on unusable filesystem. Validating databases (splunkd validatedb) failed with code '1'. If you cannot resolve the issue(s) above after consulting documentation, please file a case online at http://www.splunk.com/page/submit_issue