https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/Problem-with-splunk-and-python-commands-in-unix/m-p/197816#M2667 <P>stackoverflow.com/a/24203342/3700086</P> <P>answer found here</P> Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:50:42 GMT asimmons1 2014-06-13T10:50:42Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/Problem-with-splunk-and-python-commands-in-unix/m-p/197815#M2666 <PRE><CODE>splunkmonitormessage= subprocess.Popen(["sudo", "/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk", "add monitor", path], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) </CODE></PRE> <P>is throwing an error: </P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Command error: The subcommand<BR /> '/opt/logs/node_Default_Node.log'<BR /> is not valid for command 'add<BR /> monitor'. Data forwarding<BR /> configuration management tools.<BR /><BR /> Commands:<BR /> enable local-index [-parameter <VALUE>] ...<BR /> disable local-index [-parameter <VALUE>] ...<BR /> display local-index<BR /> add [forward-server|search-server] server<BR /> remove [forward-server|search-server] server<BR /> list [forward-server|search-server]<BR /><BR /> Objects:<BR /> forward-server a Splunk forwarder to forward data to be<BR /> indexed<BR /> search-server a Splunk server to forward searches<BR /> local-index a local search index on the Splunk server</VALUE></VALUE></P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE><CODE>sudo /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk add monitor /opt/logs/node_Default_Node.log </CODE></PRE> <P>works comepletely fine</P> <P>What am I doing wrong?</P> <P>Ive also tried str(path) in the python</P> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:51:11 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/Problem-with-splunk-and-python-commands-in-unix/m-p/197815#M2666 asimmons1 2020-09-28T16:51:11Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/Problem-with-splunk-and-python-commands-in-unix/m-p/197816#M2667 <P>stackoverflow.com/a/24203342/3700086</P> <P>answer found here</P> Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:50:42 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/Problem-with-splunk-and-python-commands-in-unix/m-p/197816#M2667 asimmons1 2014-06-13T10:50:42Z