https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76621#M7254 <P>thanks for your response araitz.. Could you elaborate please.</P> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:47:08 GMT standias 2010-10-26T21:47:08Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76619#M7252 <P>Hi,</P> <P>'Splunk Helpers' what is this process &amp; what does it do? Can it be stopped/started via cmdline. Obviously if critical ..not! </P> <P>Couldnt find anything on it via documentation. </P> <P>/opt/splunk/bin/splunk status splunkd is running (PID: 24123).</P> <P><EM><STRONG>splunk helpers are running (PIDs: 24124 15879 15911).</STRONG></EM><STRONG></STRONG></P> <P>splunkweb is running (PID: 24579).</P> <P>Appreciate your help..</P> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:33:51 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76619#M7252 standias 2010-10-25T21:33:51Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76620#M7253 <P>splunk-search splunk-optimize splunkd</P> <P>Basically, any process that the main thread spins up.</P> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:39:01 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76620#M7253 araitz 2010-10-25T21:39:01Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76621#M7254 <P>thanks for your response araitz.. Could you elaborate please.</P> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:47:08 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76621#M7254 standias 2010-10-26T21:47:08Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76622#M7255 <P>see: </P> <P><A href="http://answers.splunk.com/questions/113/what-processes-or-services-does-splunk-run">http://answers.splunk.com/questions/113/what-processes-or-services-does-splunk-run</A></P> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:37:13 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Splunk-helpers-what-is-it/m-p/76622#M7255 araitz 2010-10-27T00:37:13Z