Upgrading splunk on Linux - missing bin directory.

[Dabbsy]

I'm upgrading splunk enterprise to 9.3 using the rpm file, but when I run 

rpm -U splunk-9.3.0-51ccf43db5bd.x86_64.rpm

it installs all the folders, but removes the bin directory, so I can't then start splunk.

i've searched through the communities, and a few people seem to have hit the issue on windows, but not linux.

how can I get around this issue?

thanks

Dabbsy

[PickleRick]

Which version were you upgrading from?

[Dabbsy]

Hi PickleRick

i was going from 9.0.1 to 9.3.0.

cheers, 

Dabbsy

[gcusello]

Hi @Dabbsy ,

I have never heard of a problem like this!
Try using another support (eg. tgz instead of rpm),

then wait until tomorrow because there is the new version 9.3.1 that probably will not have the same problem.

If this does not solve the problem, open a Case with Splunk Support.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[Dabbsy · Accepted solution]

Hmm interesting - so for info in case anyone else gets the same issue.

uninstalled splunk package

rpm -e splunk.x86_64

then

rpm -i -prefix=/hopt package_name.rpm

did the trick.

I had tried uninstalling and then installing earlier, but that didn't work,  for some reason it needed the prefix option.

bin directory now recreated and I can now start splunk :-).

[gcusello]

Hi @Dabbsy ,

good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking

Giuseppe

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