https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18263#M177193 <P>but due to a number of reasons I need to run very large job via monthly cron initiated script. How do I avoid the need to supply credentials? cron job will be run as root</P> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:54:20 GMT freeti00 2010-12-29T01:54:20Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18263#M177193 <P>but due to a number of reasons I need to run very large job via monthly cron initiated script. How do I avoid the need to supply credentials? cron job will be run as root</P> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:54:20 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18263#M177193 freeti00 2010-12-29T01:54:20Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18264#M177194 <P>See <A href="http://answers.splunk.com/questions/10123/splunk-add-user-non-interactive-without-logging-in-on-command-line/10126#10126" rel="nofollow">http://answers.splunk.com/questions/10123/splunk-add-user-non-interactive-without-logging-in-on-command-line/10126#10126</A></P> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:09:15 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18264#M177194 ziegfried 2010-12-29T02:09:15Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18265#M177195 <P>Have you considered dividing and conquering your very large job using <A href="http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/Knowledge/Usesummaryindexing?r=searchtip" rel="nofollow">Summary Indexing</A>? This may remove the need for a monthly cron job altogether.</P> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:32:09 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/cli-search-requires-credentials/m-p/18265#M177195 hulahoop 2010-12-29T10:32:09Z