https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105562#M22239 <P>I dont think its a trick or a typo. Its very similar to having a bat or sh file referance another path and excutable. If you notice that scripted input referances [script://$SPLUNK_HOME\bin\scripts\splunk-perfmon.path] and splunk-perfmon.path referances $SPLUNK_HOME\bin\splunk-perfmon.exe. I've seen this done in a few TAs.</P> <P>You could enter the splunk-perfmon.exe path directly, but you have have a script change the return data or formatting with your script. I think scripted inputs are done this way for consistancy when referancing executables. </P> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:11:02 GMT bmacias84 2012-10-29T16:11:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105561#M22238 <P>Hi,</P> <P>As I'm installing TA's on windows hosts, I see that the PerformanceMonitor source is specified as</P> <PRE><CODE>[script://$SPLUNK_HOME\bin\scripts\splunk-perfmon.path] </CODE></PRE> <P>The file itself is called <CODE>splunk-perfmon.exe</CODE>. Is this intentional - as in disabling accidental usage of the exe, a Splunk trick or a typo?</P> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:20:22 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105561#M22238 echalex 2012-10-29T15:20:22Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105562#M22239 <P>I dont think its a trick or a typo. Its very similar to having a bat or sh file referance another path and excutable. If you notice that scripted input referances [script://$SPLUNK_HOME\bin\scripts\splunk-perfmon.path] and splunk-perfmon.path referances $SPLUNK_HOME\bin\splunk-perfmon.exe. I've seen this done in a few TAs.</P> <P>You could enter the splunk-perfmon.exe path directly, but you have have a script change the return data or formatting with your script. I think scripted inputs are done this way for consistancy when referancing executables. </P> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:11:02 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105562#M22239 bmacias84 2012-10-29T16:11:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105563#M22240 <P>Yes, it is indeed not a typo or trick. I was staring myself blind at the <CODE>splunk-perfmon.exe</CODE> in <CODE>$SPLUNK_HOME/bin</CODE> and did not see that the conf actually points to the subdirectory <CODE>scripts</CODE>, which includes the <CODE>.path</CODE>-scripts.</P> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:53:57 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-perfmon-path-sic/m-p/105563#M22240 echalex 2012-10-30T07:53:57Z