https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195987#M2629 <P>I am using Splunk Free (no authentication). The examples that come bundled with Python SDK, say the info.py example, invokes the client.connect method.</P> <P>I have added the allowRemoteLogin = always setting in the server.conf file. How do I use the Python SDK to connect to this free Splunk instance?</P> <P>With blank username and password, I get AuthenticationError. Looks like I have to tell the SDK somehow that this is a free Splunk. How do I do that?</P> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:16:56 GMT shikhanshu 2014-08-26T20:16:56Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195987#M2629 <P>I am using Splunk Free (no authentication). The examples that come bundled with Python SDK, say the info.py example, invokes the client.connect method.</P> <P>I have added the allowRemoteLogin = always setting in the server.conf file. How do I use the Python SDK to connect to this free Splunk instance?</P> <P>With blank username and password, I get AuthenticationError. Looks like I have to tell the SDK somehow that this is a free Splunk. How do I do that?</P> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:16:56 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195987#M2629 shikhanshu 2014-08-26T20:16:56Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195988#M2630 <P>I guess it must be the default username and password. Try </P> <PRE><CODE>user: admin password: changeme </CODE></PRE> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:33:01 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195988#M2630 fromdev 2014-08-26T20:33:01Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195989#M2631 <P>No. When we first install Splunk, it comes with a trial Enterprise license, where the default credentials are what you mention. I changed that to “admin:admin” which is immaterial anyway, because I then changed the license type to Free (not enterprise trial), thereby removing any credentials/authentication mechanism.</P> <P>When I visit the splunk web interface, I am sent straight to the home rather than a login page.</P> <P>I have ofcourse tried using admin:changeme, admin:admin . Neither worked.</P> <P>Something must be done differently in Splunk Free (pure Free license).</P> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:13:35 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195989#M2631 shikhanshu 2014-08-26T21:13:35Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195990#M2632 <P>For the free version, I just supplied username="admin" to client.connect().</P> <PRE><CODE>splunk_service = client.connect(username="admin") </CODE></PRE> <P>I can't reference anything for this because I found this through trial and error. Couldn't find anything useful in the Splunk Docs.</P> Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:26:03 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-use-Python-SDK-with-Splunk-Free/m-p/195990#M2632 theauxiliaryguy 2015-07-13T14:26:03Z