Here is the log snippet from the web_service.log file showing the failure...Once the Splunk LInux App is removed it starts normally...
2019-12-10 15:55:11,620 ERROR [5df0062eef7fd399dd1990] root:769 - Unable to start splunkweb
2019-12-10 15:55:11,620 ERROR [5df0062eef7fd399dd1990] root:770 - invalid syntax (CFHiddenSearch.py, line 65)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/root.py", line 132, in <module>
from splunk.appserver.mrsparkle.controllers.top import TopController
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/controllers/top.py", line 27, in <module>
from splunk.appserver.mrsparkle.controllers.admin import AdminController
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/controllers/admin.py", line 25, in <module>
from splunk.appserver.mrsparkle.controllers.appinstall import AppInstallController
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/controllers/appinstall.py", line 22, in <module>
from splunk.appserver.mrsparkle.lib import module
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/lib/module.py", line 465, in <module>
moduleMapper = ModuleMapper()
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/lib/module.py", line 83, in __init__
self.installedModules = self.getInstalledModules()
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/lib/module.py", line 28, in helper
return f(*a, **kw)
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/lib/module.py", line 448, in getInstalledModules
mods = self.getModuleList(root)
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/lib/module.py", line 37, in helper
return f(*a, **kw)
File "/opt/splunk/lib/python3.7/site-packages/splunk/appserver/mrsparkle/lib/module.py", line 223, in getModuleList
mod = __import__(modname)
File "/opt/splunk/etc/apps/splunk_app_for_nix/appserver/modules/CFHiddenSearch/CFHiddenSearch.py", line 65
except splunk.ResourceNotFound, e:
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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