Yes, Either look into log files as Eric suggested or run with -f and see the startup error on the console. Kill any existing instance or remove any old PID file before starting with -f.
Thnx On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> wrote: > What does the Solr log file say? Often this is the result > of Solr being in a weird state due to startup problems. > > Best, > Erick > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Debraj Manna <subharaj.ma...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > . After failed attempt to start solr if I try to start solr again on same > > port it says solr is already running. Try running solr on different port. > > > > Can you let me know if it is possible to increase the timeout? So that I > > can observe how does it behave. > > On Dec 9, 2015 10:10 AM, "Rahul Ramesh" <rr.ii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Debraj, > >> I dont think increasing the timeout will help. Are you sure solr/ any > other > >> program is not running on 8789? Please check the output of lsof -i > :8789 . > >> > >> Regards, > >> Rahul > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Debraj Manna <subharaj.ma...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Can someone help me on this? > >> > On Dec 7, 2015 7:55 PM, "D" <subharaj.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Hi, > >> > > > >> > > Many time while starting solr I see the below message and then the > solr > >> > is > >> > > not reachable. > >> > > > >> > > debraj@boutique3:~/solr5$ sudo bin/solr start -p 8789 > >> > > Waiting to see Solr listening on port 8789 [-] Still not seeing > Solr > >> > listening on 8789 after 30 seconds! > >> > > > >> > > However when I try to start solr again by trying to execute the same > >> > > command. It says that *"solr is already running on port 8789. Try > >> using a > >> > > different port with -p"* > >> > > > >> > > I am having two cores in my local set-up. I am guessing this is > >> happening > >> > > because one of the core is a little big. So solr is timing out while > >> > > loading the core. If I take one of the core out of solr then > everything > >> > > works fine. > >> > > > >> > > Can some one let me know how can I increase this timeout value from > >> > > default 30 seconds? > >> > > > >> > > I am using Solr 5.2.1 on Debian 7. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> >