/opt/splunk/bin/splunkd: error while loading shared libraries: libmongoc-1.0.so.0

[rauldevilla]

Hi Guys.

I just installed splunk into a server with Ubuntu 14 OS. When I run sudo ./splunk start --accept-license I get the exception:

/opt/splunk/bin/splunkd: error while loading shared libraries: libmongoc-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/opt/splunk/bin/splunkd: error while loading shared libraries: libmongoc-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/opt/splunk/bin/splunkd: error while loading shared libraries: libmongoc-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Did not find "disabled" setting of "kvstore" stanza in server bundle.

Some ideas for solving my problem?

[dperre_splunk]

Just in case someone else comes across this issue, the way I fixed this was to run 'sudo chown -R splunk:splunk /opt/splunk.

The issue started when I ran a setcap command.

[HeavyHats]

This saved my bacon! I started getting the same error after a `setcap` command to give Splunk permissions to access privileged ports (version 9.3.2). Thank you!

Edit: Interestingly, this un-did what setcap did, so Splunk still can't listen on privileged ports. 

[awkngrep]

running splunkd start instead of splunk start can cause libmongoc errors, per the answer here: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/46123/unable-to-install-splunk-4-3-1-119532-linux-i686.html