topic Re: Splunk 6.0.1 and OSX firewall in Security

Splunk 6.0.1 and OSX firewall

splunkminiuser — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:37:46 GMT

Hi everybody,

On my OSX (mac mini) server I can connect to splunk (localhost:8000). When I want to connect to the splunk server from a laptop in my home network, I cannot connect. The connection is blocked by the mac mini firewall (because when I turn the firewall off, the connection succeeds). Server and laptops are running Mavericks. Anyone an idea how to tell the firewall to accept these splunk connections?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Splunk 6.0.1 and OSX firewall

jtrucks — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 16:49:16 GMT

Go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Firewall then unlock on the bottom to make changes and click Firewall Options. Click the + at the bottom of the list. Now navigate to /Applications/Splunk/bin and choose python2.7. Set this to Allow incoming connections and hit OK.

Cheers.
Jesse

Re: Splunk 6.0.1 and OSX firewall

splunkminiuser — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:01:59 GMT

Thanks! That did the trick 😉

Re: Splunk 6.0.1 and OSX firewall

sloshburch — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:10:46 GMT

Hey Jesse - Did this change with 6.2.1? Having the same struggles in OSX 10.9.5 but no luck even when I add all items under $SPLUNK_HOME/bin. Although connection works when the firewall is turned off. Any ideas/experiences to share?

Re: Splunk 6.0.1 and OSX firewall

buti — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:18:56 GMT

I am having the same issue, and I tried doing the trick.

but as soon as I get to the python 2.7 part, I cant choose "python 2.7"

your assistance is highly appreciated

thank you