As you likely noticed, the syctl info is pretty useless. You will want to locate the solr.log file (don't recall exactly where this flavor of install puts it), and examine that for error messages or stack traces. If that is not enlightening, share any relevant error message here.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM Gadsby, Eric T. via users < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I hope all is well. I am trying to spin up Solr 10 on a Rocky 9.7 box. I > have installed Java 11 and disabled SELinux (not used in our environment). > When I run the install script I get the following: > > "[hades@solr-10 ~]$ sudo bash ./install_solr_service.sh solr-10.0.0.tgz > [sudo] password for hades: > id: ‘solr’: no such user > Creating new user: solr > > Extracting solr-10.0.0.tgz to /opt > > > Installing symlink /opt/solr -> /opt/solr-10.0.0 ... > > > Installing /etc/systemd/system/solr.service ... > > Input 'solr' is not an absolute file system path, escaping is likely not > going to be reversible. > > Installing /etc/default/solr.in.sh ... > > Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/solr.service → > /etc/systemd/system/solr.service. > Service solr installed. > Customize Solr startup configuration in /etc/default/solr.in.sh > Job for solr.service failed because the control process exited with error > code. > See "systemctl status solr.service" and "journalctl -xeu solr.service" for > details.” > > > Running "systemctl status solr.service” yields: > "× solr.service - Apache Solr > Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/solr.service; enabled; preset: > disable> > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2026-03-08 12:39:21 EDT; > 8min> > Process: 3776 ExecStart=/opt/solr/bin/solr start (code=exited, > status=1/FAI> > CPU: 38ms > > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: solr.service: Scheduled restart job, > restar> > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: Stopped Apache Solr. > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: solr.service: Start request repeated > too qu> > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: solr.service: Failed with result > 'exit-code> > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: Failed to start Apache Solr. > lines 1-11/11 (END)" > > Running journalctl -xeu solr.service shows: > "Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: Stopped Apache Solr. > ░░ Subject: A stop job for unit solr.service has finished > ░░ Defined-By: systemd > ░░ Support: https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/support > ░░ > ░░ A stop job for unit solr.service has finished. > ░░ > ░░ The job identifier is 3612 and the job result is done. > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: solr.service: Start request repeated > too qu> > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: solr.service: Failed with result > 'exit-code> > ░░ Subject: Unit failed > ░░ Defined-By: systemd > ░░ Support: https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/support > ░░ > ░░ The unit solr.service has entered the 'failed' state with result > 'exit-code'. > Mar 08 12:39:21 solr-10 systemd[1]: Failed to start Apache Solr. > ░░ Subject: A start job for unit solr.service has failed > ░░ Defined-By: systemd > ░░ Support: https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/support > ░░ > ░░ A start job for unit solr.service has finished with a failure. > ░░ > ░░ The job identifier is 3612 and the job result is failed. > lines 268-290/290 (END)” > > The box has nothing else on it. What might be happening? Thanks for all > help! > > > > > > > > [image: Towson University logo] <http://www.towson.edu/> > > *Eric T. Gadsby* > > *Pronouns: he/him/his* > > IT Operations Specialist | Library IT, Albert S. Cook Library > > *—* > > P: 410-704-3340 > [email protected] | www.towson.edu/https://libraries.towson.edu > <https://libraries.towson.edu> > > *—* > > Confidentiality Notice: This message may contain information that is > confidential, privileged, proprietary, or otherwise legally exempt from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that > you are not authorized to read, print, copy or disseminate this message, > any part of it, or any attachments. If this message has been sent to you in > error, please notify the sender by replying to this transmission, or by > calling Library IT, Albert S. Cook Library at 410-704-3340 . > > > -- http://www.needhamsoftware.com (work) https://a.co/d/b2sZLD9 (my fantasy fiction book)
