topic Re: Create splunk alert using config files in Alerting

How to create splunk alert using config files?

fatmamaamouri — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:50:48 GMT

I created savedsearches.conf file to create a splunk alert and restart the splunk service, but I still can't see the new alert in the UI, I am using the following configuration:

Thanks in advance!

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

richgalloway — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:22:49 GMT

Splunk doesn't like "0/1 * * * *" as a cron schedule. Try "* * * * *" to get it working. Then change to a less-frequent schedule.

The config is missing the counttype setting. Without it, the search defaults to a report. To make it an alert, set counttype = number of events.

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

somesoni2 — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:26:19 GMT

At what location did you place the savedsearches.conf? Are you looking at correct app context?

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

fatmamaamouri — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:11:24 GMT

I create it under /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/apps/gurobi/default/

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

fatmamaamouri — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:17:32 GMT

I am using the following configuration, but still can't see it

[Gurobitest]
# send an email notification
action.email = 1
action.email.to = <my_email_address>
action.email.useNSSubject = 1

alert.suppress = 0
alert.track = 0

cron_schedule = 0 23 * * *

counttype = number of events
quantity = 0
relation = greater than

#search for results in the last day
dispatch.earliest_time = -1d
dispatch.latest_time = now

display.events.fields = ["host","source","sourcetype","latitude"]
display.page.search.mode = verbose
display.visualizations.charting.chart = area
display.visualizations.type = mapping

enableSched = 1

request.ui_dispatch_app = search
request.ui_dispatch_view = search
search = sourcetype=gurobi_expiration

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

fatmamaamouri — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:20:22 GMT

same path used for inputs.conf file and I can see logs from that data source in the UI

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

richgalloway — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:31:06 GMT

If you're really installing the alert on a Universal Forwarder then you'll never see it because UFs don't have a UI. Are you sure that's location where the edits were made?

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

fatmamaamouri — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:33:32 GMT

yes I am sure

Re: Create splunk alert using config files

somesoni2 — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:59:45 GMT

The inputs.conf is for data collection which can happen on both Splunk Universal Forwarder and Splunk enterprise. The alerting (which is basically scheduled searching) happens only on Splunk Enterprise instances, commonly on your Search Heads. Instead of creating the alert on UF, place it on your Search Head (where you're searching the data).