Set collection interval as cron job

a1bg503461 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:43:00 GMT

We are implementing an app to collect large csv report via python script but the interval in seconds period is not a good solution for us. Is it expected there to be cronjob option for collection intervals in future versions. please let me know. thanks in advance

Re: Set collection interval as cron job

dural_yyz — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:58:48 GMT

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.4.0/Admin/Inputsconf

interval = [<decimal>|<cron schedule>] * How often, in seconds, to run the specified command, or a valid "cron" schedule. * If you specify the interval as a number, it may have a fractional component; for example, 3.14 * To specify a cron schedule, use the following format: * "<minute> <hour> <day of month> <month> <day of week>" * Cron special characters are acceptable. You can use combinations of "*", ",", "/", and "-" to specify wildcards, separate values, specify ranges of values, and step values. * The cron implementation for data inputs does not currently support names of months or days. * The special value "0" forces this scripted input to be run continuously. As soon as the script exits, the input restarts it. * The special value "-1" causes the scripted input to run once on start-up. * NOTE: when you specify a cron schedule, the input does not run the script on start-up. * Default: 60.0

Re: Set collection interval as cron job

a1bg503461 — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:40:05 GMT

thank you so much for assistance, we will try if we can implement it within inputs.conf

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