https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107636#M183394 <P>Did you ever get this figured out? I am getting this same error.</P> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:41:42 GMT jared_anderson 2013-01-18T18:41:42Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107635#M183393 <P>I am first time user and i am unable to start splunkd service, i tried different credentials under log on but i am still getting the following error.</P> <P>"Windows could not start the splunkd service on local compuiter. Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly"</P> <P>The other service splunkwed is working fine. Please suggest.</P> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:52:40 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107635#M183393 zaheerc786 2012-10-30T20:52:40Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107636#M183394 <P>Did you ever get this figured out? I am getting this same error.</P> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:41:42 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107636#M183394 jared_anderson 2013-01-18T18:41:42Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107637#M183395 <P>In my case restarting the machine fixed it...</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:13:25 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107637#M183395 composite 2013-03-29T00:13:25Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107638#M183396 <P>I ran into this. In my case it was because I had changed the account that the splunkd service ran under and had to add that account to Administrators on that PC. </P> Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:15:47 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-start-splunkd-service/m-p/107638#M183396 jimjfletcher 2016-08-25T13:15:47Z