Splunk Enterprise

Why does splunkforwarder-monitor exit itself?

jzhyzhy
Observer

splunkforwarder-monitor exit itself, and I got following message. I saw a similar issue reported for splunk version prior 6.1.3. But in my case, we are using version 8.1.3

[root@em21 splunkforwarder]# systemctl status splunkforwarder -l
* splunkforwarder.service - Splunk Universal Forwarder Process Monitor
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/splunkforwarder.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: inactive (dead) since Wed 2022-11-02 00:11:03 UTC; 1 weeks 4 days ago
Process: 45771 ExecStop=/etc/splunk/splunkforwarder-monitor stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 38220 ExecStart=/etc/splunk/splunkforwarder-monitor start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 38220 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Memory: 6.4M
CGroup: /system.slice/splunkforwarder.service

Nov 01 23:56:51 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: Done
Nov 01 23:56:51 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: Checking default conf files for edits...
Nov 01 23:56:51 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: Validating installed files against hashes from '/opt/splunkforwarder/splunkforwarder-8.1.3-63079c59e632-linux-2.6-x86_64-manifest'
Nov 01 23:56:52 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: [ OK ]
Nov 01 23:56:52 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: All installed files intact.
Nov 01 23:56:52 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: Done
Nov 01 23:56:52 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: All preliminary checks passed.
Nov 01 23:56:52 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: Starting splunk server daemon (splunkd)...
Nov 01 23:56:52 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: Done
Nov 02 00:11:03 em21 splunkforwarder-monitor[38220]: INFO: /opt/splunkforwarder/var/run/splunk/conf-mutator.pid is gone, which indicates that splunk existed successfully. Quiting splunkforwarder-monitor...
[root@em21 splunkforwarder]#

 

[root@em21 splunkforwarder]# rpm -qa | grep splunk
splunkforwarder-configure-3.7-48.noarch
splunkforwarder-8.1.3-63079c59e632.x86_64
[root@em21 splunkforwarder]#

Labels (1)
0 Karma

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Check /opt/splunkforwarder/var/log/splunk/splunkd.log for messages that might explain why the forwarder exited.

---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Introducing the Splunk Community Dashboard Challenge!

Welcome to Splunk Community Dashboard Challenge! This is your chance to showcase your skills in creating ...

Built-in Service Level Objectives Management to Bridge the Gap Between Service & ...

Wednesday, May 29, 2024  |  11AM PST / 2PM ESTRegister now and join us to learn more about how you can ...

Get Your Exclusive Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer Certification at ...

We’re excited to announce a new Splunk certification exam being released at .conf24! If you’re headed to Vegas ...