Unable to start splunk once my laptop turns on/off

[Emerzz69]

When I initially install Splunk I am able to use it with no problems, but once my laptop turns on and off I am unable to to start Splunk up again. 

I have tried to start Splunk in the command prompt I get access denied when I try to start it without admin mode.

I do not get any errors in the command line when using admin but once everything has finished it says its starting then the next and last line is 'Splunkd: Stopped' which means it starts up then instantly stops which doesn't give me access.

The only fix I have currently is uninstalling and reinstalling Splunk. 

[gcusello]

Hi @Emerzz69,

sorry for my stupid question but maybe I didn't understand you need: are you speaking of automatic statup at boot of Splunk on a Windows system?

If yes, go to Services (services.msc) and check if you have the automatic statup or not and what's the user to run Splunk.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[richgalloway]

It is normal to have to start Splunk in a command prompt that is running in Administrator mode.

[Emerzz69]

Sorry I may have been unclear in my explanation. Using admin mode doesn't help either as it starts Splunk up then instantly stops it which does not give me access. 

[richgalloway]

Is there anything in the log files that might explain the shutdown?