Splunk 8.2 default Python3 not workin with File/Directory Information Input

markturner14 — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:41:10 GMT

Hi @Anonymous / @Anonymous

I have recently started using your "File/Directory Information Input" app.

I believe that it does not work with splunk python3 - which is the default version in splunk8. Is this something that you still work on and maintain?

I have been able to get it working if I set splunk system/server.conf to "python.version = python2". It would be better though if I could set this within the app and not splunk system wide.

In general it has been working for me when I use within a UF that has the latest version of python2, so 2.7.5-89 works in Linux.

It does have some issues around the 'file_filter` when filtering, this again seemed to work closer to as expected for me when python2 was patched to latest minor release version of 2.7.5-89

But when it works it is great and does exactly what I want, so thank you very much

regards

Re: Splunk 8.2 default Python3 not workin with File/Directory Information Input

richgalloway — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:15:03 GMT

Have you tried setting python.version = python2 in the [install] stanza of the app's local/app.conf file?

Re: Splunk 8.2 default Python3 not workin with File/Directory Information Input

markturner14 — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:07:48 GMT

Many thanks @richgalloway, yes that works.

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