Why Windows Search Head generates a Lock file after restart and how to permanently prevent this?

[OMohi]

Hi All:

I am facing an issue where the Splunk daemon after a recycle generates a lock file on Search Head. I am required to keep on deleting the pid lock file under $SPLUNK_Home\var directory. We have Search Head on windows platform. Is there a clean way of restart or how can I permanently get rid of these pid config locks.

[OMohi · Accepted solution]

This is a known bug in Version 6.1.2 which has been alleviated by migrating to version 6.1.4.

[martin_mueller]

What version are you running?

[bmacias84]

question are you running splunk as local system or as a service account?