topic Unable to get REST API Token in Security

Unable to get REST API Token

a212830 — Tue, 12 May 2015 02:53:41 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to get an auth token for REST API login, and it keeps saying "login failed". However, if I go to the gui, I can login with those same credentials.

I am accessing https://<host:port>/servicesNS/admin/search/auth/login.

Am I missing something?

Re: Unable to get REST API Token

Damien_Dallimor — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:41:11 GMT

Can you give a better example of how you are trying to authenticate ? A Curl command perhaps ?

FYI : this works :

curl -k https://localhost:8089/services/auth/login -d username=admin -d password=foobar

Re: Unable to get REST API Token

a212830 — Tue, 12 May 2015 23:19:32 GMT

curl -k -u srvFFAS:ChangeMe https://artp449:8089/servicesNS/admin/search/auth/login

Re: Unable to get REST API Token

Damien_Dallimor — Wed, 13 May 2015 02:32:23 GMT

So obviously that differs from the correct example I gave you. Can you confirm that my answer worked for you and if so accept the Answer ? Thanks.

Re: Unable to get REST API Token

splunkears — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 17:15:52 GMT

Splunk documentation is not correct for version 6- REST API
REF-- wrong end point in the doc:
http://dev.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAADQT

--for end point --> /servicesNS/admin/search/auth/login does NOT work and results "Login Failed"
where as the end point below

/services/auth/login works.