topic How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated alert log to Splunk? in Alerting

How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated alert log to Splunk?

mengye — Mon, 22 May 2017 18:49:26 GMT

Hi,

I tried to upload the generated alert to Splunk with the function "Upload File" After few mins, it shows "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file".

It could related with the format of generated alert. But I don't know what is issue with alert log, which is in own format.

The error message is pretty general for ""Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" " How can I know the exact issue and change the file?

Thank you!

Re: How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated alert log to Splunk?

thomasje — Wed, 24 May 2017 04:25:21 GMT

I got the same error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout". Please help

Re: How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated alert log to Splunk?

jchefdeville — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 21:02:52 GMT

If you are talking about the Fundamentals 1 training, I resolved the issue by editing $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/server/conf
and adding

[diskUsage]
minFreeSpace = 10

description for this stanza and what it does is in http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Serverconf

Re: How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated

Tdot — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:41:43 GMT

1. Browse to the location of "server.conf" file assuming you've installed Splunk in /opt/splunk and edit it: $ sudo nano /opt/splunk/etc/system/local/server.conf

2. From the "server.conf" file, go to the bottom of the screen and in a new line, press Enter and then add:

[diskUsage]

minFreeSpace = 10

3. Save the "server.conf" file

4. Restart Splunk Service: $ sudo /opt/splunk/bin/splunk stop

5. Upload the file.

Re: How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated

Tdot — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:05:55 GMT

1. Browse to the location of "server.conf" file assuming you've installed Splunk in /opt/splunk and edit it: $ sudo nano /opt/splunk/etc/system/local/server.conf

2. From the "server.conf" file, go to the bottom of the screen and in a new line, press Enter and then add:

[diskUsage]

minFreeSpace = 10

3. Save the "server.conf" file

4. Restart Splunk Service: $ sudo /opt/splunk/bin/splunk stop

5. Upload the file.

Re: How to resolve error "Upload failed with ERROR : Read Timeout for the log file" when uploading a generated

seven15 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:56:37 GMT

Thanks!