topic How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? in Dashboards & Visualizations https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119765#M6950 <P>Is there a way (apart from editing <CODE>sendemail.py</CODE>) to change the default server that <CODE>sendemail</CODE> uses?</P> <P>A glance at <CODE>sendemail.py</CODE> suggests not...</P> Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:54:28 GMT ben363 2015-04-01T02:54:28Z How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119765#M6950 <P>Is there a way (apart from editing <CODE>sendemail.py</CODE>) to change the default server that <CODE>sendemail</CODE> uses?</P> <P>A glance at <CODE>sendemail.py</CODE> suggests not...</P> Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:54:28 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119765#M6950 ben363 2015-04-01T02:54:28Z Re: How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119766#M6951 <P>There is an entry for Mail host under System settings &gt;&gt; Email alert settings &gt;&gt; Mail host</P> <P>Why this isn't also applicable to sendemail is a mystery to me. Feels like a bug.</P> Wed, 01 Apr 2015 04:34:04 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119766#M6951 ben363 2015-04-01T04:34:04Z Re: How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119767#M6952 <P>On the Search Head: <CODE>Settings</CODE> -&gt; <CODE>Server settings</CODE> -&gt; <CODE>Email settings</CODE>.</P> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:54:47 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119767#M6952 woodcock 2015-08-10T00:54:47Z Re: How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119768#M6953 <P>Because it could be over written by a Splunk update without telling you and by going @woodcock 's way you configure the setting persistent in <CODE>alert_actions.conf</CODE></P> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 02:05:50 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119768#M6953 MuS 2015-08-10T02:05:50Z Re: How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119769#M6954 <P>That works for saved searches.</P> <P>Doesn't work for searches from the command line. </P> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 06:58:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119769#M6954 ben363 2016-03-21T06:58:19Z Re: How to change the default sendemail server other than editing sendemail.py? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119770#M6955 <P>That works for saved searches.</P> <P>Doesn't work for searches from the command line. </P> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 06:58:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/How-to-change-the-default-sendemail-server-other-than-editing/m-p/119770#M6955 ben363 2016-03-21T06:58:23Z