https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43914#M488 <P>02-26-2013 10:45:20.539 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:45:30.585 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:45:40.586 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:45:50.601 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:46:00.616 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:46:10.631 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:46:20.647 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:00.063 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:10.073 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:20.083 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:30.094 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:40.104 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:50.114 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:00.125 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:32.824 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:42.834 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:52.844 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:02.854 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:12.865 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:22.875 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:32.885 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:33:56.058 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:06.059 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:16.060 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:26.061 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:36.062 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:46.063 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:56.064 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:35:55.834 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:05.835 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:15.836 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:25.837 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:35.838 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:45.839 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:55.840 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.</P> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:23:39 GMT christythomas 2020-09-28T13:23:39Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43914#M488 <P>02-26-2013 10:45:20.539 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:45:30.585 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:45:40.586 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:45:50.601 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:46:00.616 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:46:10.631 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 10:46:20.647 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:00.063 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:10.073 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:20.083 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:30.094 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:40.104 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:36:50.114 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:00.125 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:32.824 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:42.834 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:37:52.844 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:02.854 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:12.865 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:22.875 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 11:38:32.885 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:33:56.058 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:06.059 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:16.060 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:26.061 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:36.062 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:46.063 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:34:56.064 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:35:55.834 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:05.835 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:15.836 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:25.837 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:35.838 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:45.839 +0530 WARN loader - Sleep 10 sec, waiting for config lock.<BR /> 02-26-2013 17:36:55.840 +0530 FATAL loader - Timed out waiting for config lock; see splunkd_stderr.log for details. Exiting.</P> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:23:39 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43914#M488 christythomas 2020-09-28T13:23:39Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43915#M489 <P>not able to find splunkd_stderr.log</P> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:11:05 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43915#M489 christythomas 2013-02-26T12:11:05Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43916#M490 <P><A href="http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/73843/splunk-will-not-start-and-is-waiting-for-config-lock">http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/73843/splunk-will-not-start-and-is-waiting-for-config-lock</A></P> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:24:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43916#M490 Linegod 2013-02-26T12:24:33Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43917#M491 <P>it worked with a server restart</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:52:38 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43917#M491 christythomas 2013-03-01T10:52:38Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43918#M492 <P>On Windows systems it's normal not to find splunkd_stderr.log, as Windows Services don't have a stderr at all. So this is the most likely reason why you cannot find that log file.</P> Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:28:46 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/splunkd-ERROR/m-p/43918#M492 mgaraventa_splu 2014-11-14T15:28:46Z