topic Re: Set Default App by Role? in Security

Set Default App by Role?

bmacias84 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:19:19 GMT

Hello,
Is there a way to set default app based on role? I know I can set default app through user-prefs.conf or through the GUI per user; however, this seems a little tedious if users are being mapped through LDAP or scripted authentication.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Set Default App by Role?

yannK — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:00:57 GMT

it's in defined in the role as "default app" in manager > access controls > Roles > ....
And can be overwritten by the users in their own user preferences.
I do not know who win in case of roles inheritance, or users members of multiple roles.

Re: Set Default App by Role?

bmacias84 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:14:52 GMT

Do which conf file I would edit in stead of using the Web UI? I prefer to do all management through conf files with an large env. Thanks

Re: Set Default App by Role?

kml_uvce — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:31:54 GMT

Try this:
In user-prefs.conf file write this:
default_namespace =

Like to admin give default app as search
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/admin/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf
default_namespace = search

-Kamal Bisht

Re: Set Default App by Role?

yannK — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:04:19 GMT

authorize.conf, usually in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local

Re: Set Default App by Role?

sideview — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:14:10 GMT

Actually, although most things on that page are set in authorize.conf, the "default app" setting ends up in user-prefs.conf, written to etc/apps//local/user-prefs.conf

[role_user]
default_namespace =

Re: Set Default App by Role?

jrodman — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:47:14 GMT

don't you mean

[role_user]
default_namespace = app_name

Re: Set Default App by Role?

sideview — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:56:23 GMT

Ugh. Yes, thanks. Splunkbase mangled my comment. I guess if you use corner brackets in a comment it thinks you're trying to write xml.

Re: Set Default App by Role?

yannK — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:04:29 GMT

yes, see http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.4/Admin/Whatsanapp

Re: Set Default App by Role?

sansay — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:16:04 GMT

Today I had to deal with this issue, and I found out that the path in the hosts of our cluster is

etc/apps/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf

We have version 6.2.5