https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165340#M6136 <P>It seems in your distributed environment, the user that you have configured distributed search with on the peer indexer has either been deleted or perhaps the password has changed.<BR /> Try to login to the indexer with your distributed search user and see if its successful. You can delete the search peer and re-add it in the Distributed Search configuration also.</P> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:16:16 GMT esix_splunk 2015-03-06T09:16:16Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165339#M6135 <P>HI,</P> <P>I am getting a problem with regards with adding search peer in my search head<BR /> I'm getting this error</P> <P><STRONG>Encountered the following error while trying to save: In handler 'distsearch-peer': Status 401 while sending public key to search peer <A href="https://indexer:8089:">https://indexer:8089:</A> Unauthorized</STRONG></P> <P>does anyone know why i am getting this error?</P> <P>Cheers!</P> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:54:24 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165339#M6135 shariinPH 2015-03-06T07:54:24Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165340#M6136 <P>It seems in your distributed environment, the user that you have configured distributed search with on the peer indexer has either been deleted or perhaps the password has changed.<BR /> Try to login to the indexer with your distributed search user and see if its successful. You can delete the search peer and re-add it in the Distributed Search configuration also.</P> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:16:16 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165340#M6136 esix_splunk 2015-03-06T09:16:16Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165341#M6137 <P>hi esix_splunk, thanks for your answer but still its not working.. Status is still authentication failed.</P> Sun, 08 Mar 2015 03:08:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165341#M6137 shariinPH 2015-03-08T03:08:33Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165342#M6138 <P>Did you delete the search peer, and then recreate?</P> <P>Also, have you validated that the user and password is valid on the indexer host?</P> Sun, 08 Mar 2015 08:02:58 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165342#M6138 esix_splunk 2015-03-08T08:02:58Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165343#M6139 <P>Hi esix_splunk, we've figured it out.<BR /> The management port was changed. </P> Mon, 16 Mar 2015 02:15:12 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165343#M6139 shariinPH 2015-03-16T02:15:12Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165344#M6140 <P>Pls check if the connectivity from search head to indexer works [ by ping or telnet ip mgmt. port]. If there is a connectivity/network issue, we still get the same error. [ I assume you are entering correct admin password when configuring them]</P> Mon, 18 May 2015 17:05:38 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Encountered-the-following-error-while-trying-to-save-In-handler/m-p/165344#M6140 lakshman237 2015-05-18T17:05:38Z