topic Splunk add on installation using CLI in All Apps and Add-ons

Splunk add on installation using CLI

nagadaksesh1 — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:18:24 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Can some one please guide to fix an issue on the below error while installing addon using cli. Used below command to install add on. Error is parameters must be in the form '-parameter value'

./splunk install app splunk-add-on-for-unix-and-linux_701.tar /home/

Re: Splunk add on installation using CLI

diogofgm — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:23:30 GMT

The command should be just this:

./splunk install app splunk-add-on-for-unix-and-linux_701.tar

the /home/ is triggering the error.

Other alternative is to just untar the app into $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps

Re: Splunk add on installation using CLI

nagadaksesh1 — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:07:34 GMT

Hi,

Issue got fixed by executing below command. Thank you for your update.

./splunk install app "/home/splunk-add-on-for-unix-and-linux_701.tar"