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Setting up input for file monitoring

misteryuku — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:30:43 GMT

If the wireshark text file is simply stored as a rolling text file (i.e. more data is appended to file, and not stored in a new file). I would set the input up as a "file monitor". I would like to know how do set the input file as a "file monitor"?

Re: Setting up input for file monitoring

Drainy — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:36:19 GMT

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Data/Configureyourinputs

I think you may need to sit down and read through alot of the documentation to become completely familiar with the product. Have you seen the videos on the Splunk site? they sometimes hold free webinars of basic training.

In the meantime, I would suggest that running TCPDUMP as a scripted input would be a better solution.

Re: Setting up input for file monitoring

misteryuku — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:43:24 GMT

okay i see. I go check them out.