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Is there a systemd unit file for Splunk?

Yorokobi
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

systemd replaces SysV init scripts and some Linux distributions are migrating to or currently support systemd (such as Arch Linux). The traditional start-up script /etc/init.d/splunk (or /etc/rc.d/splunk) does not work in a pure systemd configuration, a unit file is required.

This thread is getting outdated. See the official documentation and additional information below:
- https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Admin/RunSplunkassystemdservice
- https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Workloads/Configuresystemd
- https://answers.splunk.com/answers/738877/splunk-systemd-unit-file-in-versions-722-and-newer.html
- https://www.duanewaddle.com/splunk-7-2-2-and-systemd/

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mattymo
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

finally got around to trying this. worked nice! thx!

- MattyMo
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Yorokobi
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Good catch, sspencer. I expect these answers will change over time as systemd evolves.

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sspencer_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

According to systemd docs, variables cannot be used as the first argument of the ExecStart, ExecStop, and/or ExecReload options. Systemd will not expand those variables. My testing agrees with the documentation. I had to restore the absolute path as shown in the top entry of this answer.

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Yorokobi
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

To enable the unit file:
sudo systemctl enable splunkd

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