How to troubleshoot why my basic custom Python command is not working?

clorne — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 05:15:56 GMT

I would like to develop a python custom search command. At this time, my script does nothing but generates errors.

Here is the script monitor.py (located in Splunk/etc/apps/HOME_COM/bin):

import splunk.Intersplunk as si
results = si.getOrganizedResults()
si.outputResults(results)

In Splunk/etc/apps/HOME_COM/local/commands.conf I added

[monitore]
filename = monitore.py
streaming = true
enableheader = true
run_in_preview = true
local = false
retainsevents = true

Then in my app : HOME_COM

 * |head 10|monitore

I systematically get the following error:

External search command 'monitore' returned error code 1.

I found also in Activity->System activity-> Internal Errors and Messages the following error that occurs each time I call the "monitore" command.

10-19-2015 21:41:37.557 +0200 ERROR ExecProcessor - message from "/Applications/Splunk/etc/apps/routemap/bin/launch_app.sh" /bin/sh: /Applications/Splunk/etc/apps/routemap/bin/launch_app.sh: Permission denied

Regards

Re: How to troubleshoot why my basic custom Python command is not working?

MuS — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:28:21 GMT

Hi clorne,

For better troubleshooting, take a look at the docs http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.3.0/AdvancedDev/ModInputsLog to add some error logging features in your script and find the errors either in index=_internal ExecProcessor or splunkd.log.

The other error is not related to your script, it's from the routemap app - but you have the wrong permission on it; probably x bit missing.

Hope this helps ...

cheers, MuS

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