topic Re: How do i set the default App in splunk? in Dashboards & Visualizations

How do i set the default App in splunk?

Erik_Swan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:27:45 GMT

I want to bypass the launcher screen..

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

Erik_Swan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:33:15 GMT

You can set a default App, either per user or globally. This App displays by default every time you log into Splunk.

Configuration

Create a file called user-prefs.conf in the user's local directory (to apply to a user):

$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users//user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf

Or in the user-prefs App directory (to apply globally):

$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf
Add the following to the user-prefs.conf file:

default_namespace = app_name

Note: The App name is case-sensitive.
Restart Splunk to load your new configuration.

Example For example, set the default App for the admin user to the Search App:

Edit $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/admin/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf. For the test user, it would be in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/test/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf
Add the following:
```
    default_namespace = search
```

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

ewoo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:46:47 GMT

In 4.1, the default app setting will be configurable through Manager.

To set the default app for a particular user:

Go to Manager > Users
Click a user (e.g. yourself)
Choose an app in the 'Default app' dropdown
Save

To set a default app by role:

Go to Manager > Roles
Click a role (e.g. admin)
Choose an app in the 'Default app' dropdown
Save

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

the_wolverine — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:14:17 GMT

For 4.1, to set a GLOBAL default app, which in my example below is the 'search' app, you'll need to specify the following in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf :

[general_default]
default_namespace = search

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

treyka — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:40:18 GMT

This is not working for me under 4.1, ewoo. I've tried setting this via the manager and also via the user-prefs.conf but for some reason it doesn't take effect. Was there by any chance a change made in 4.1 to store user prefs in a db table instead of in flat files?

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

muebel — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:12:05 GMT

Wolverine has the key element here. The Splunk documentation says that you simply need to add "default_namespace = search" to the user-prefs.conf stanza, but this did not work for me. Once I included the above configuration as part of the [general_default] stanza, and then restarted splunk, I was able to see the Search app by default.

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

muebel — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:37:30 GMT

See my comment on wolverine's answer.

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

the_wolverine — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:28:19 GMT

Muebel, Thanks for catching that! I've corrected the doc so we don't have anymore confusion: http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/4.1.1/Admin/Whatsanapp#Bypass_the_Launcher_for_all_users

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

ewoo — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:17:29 GMT

We store user preferences similarly in 4.0.x and 4.1. The biggest difference is that we now support per-role default apps, which required some additions to user-prefs.conf.

Definitely no storage to a database, however.

What specifically is not working for you? Are you trying to edit the conf files directly, or are you using Manager? Are you trying to set a default app for a specific user, a specific role, or everyone?

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

swdonline — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:56:45 GMT

In 4.2.4 Free License this does not seem to work.

Re: How do i set the default App in splunk?

maicalljason — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:09:12 GMT

This is not working for me under 4.1, ewoo. I've tried setting this via the manager and also via the user-prefs.conf but for some reason it doesn't take effect.herve leger Was there by any chance a change made in 4.1 to store user prefs in a db table instead of in flat files?