Install on Ubuntu 14.04 fails

[rusi]

When installing Splunk on Ubuntu 14.04 it fails with the following message:

# dpkg -i splunk-6.1.1-207789-linux-2.6-amd64.deb 
(Reading database ... 80138 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack splunk-6.1.1-207789-linux-2.6-amd64.deb ...
Unpacking splunk (6.1.1) over (6.1.1) ...
Setting up splunk (6.1.1) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/splunk.postinst: line 85: 2853SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf: No such file or directory
touch: cannot touch ‘2853SPLUNK_HOME/ftr’: No such file or directory
/var/lib/dpkg/info/splunk.postinst: line 103: 2853SPLUNK_HOME/ftr: No such file or directory
/var/lib/dpkg/info/splunk.postinst: line 128: 2853SPLUNK_HOME/ftr: No such file or directory
chown: cannot access ‘2853SPLUNK_HOME’: No such file or directory
complete

I guess the number 2853 is a PID and varies betweent tries.

Any idea?

Cheers
Steffen

[sreepaada]

use the below command
sudo $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk start --accept-license

[nirt]

Seeing this on 12.04.3..
Lets hope this will be fixed soon

[napomokoetle]

I'm also experiencing this problem

[dawsonit]

Also seeing this problem on Debian 7

[bosburn_splunk]

This is a known issue and is being looked at by the developers.

Brian

[mprilop]

Has this issue been resolved?

How can one be notified - do you have a public issue tracker to keep an eye on?

[sreepaada]

succes with splunk 6.2.3

[MuS]

FYI it seams that the rpm is still working http://answers.splunk.com/answers/135669/hmmmm-installing-splunk-splunk-611-207789-linux-26-amd64deb