splunkd.pid file is completely missing from cd /opt/splunkforwarder/var/run/splunk path

[Sumi]

splunkd.pid file is completely missing from cd /opt/splunkforwarder/var/run/splunk path, kindly suggest how can this be reoslved.

[VatsalJagani]

@Sumi - First of all, please explain onto why are you looking for pid file??

[kiran_panchavat]

@Sumi Kindly go through the below links and understand about the .pid 

The absence of the splunkd.pid file in the /opt/splunkforwarder/var/run/splunk directory can indeed cause issues with Splunk startup.

https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Splunk-is-not-starting-due-to-presence-of-PID-file-W...