How to create splunk alert using config files?

[fatmamaamouri]

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!

[somesoni2]

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

[fatmamaamouri]

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

[richgalloway]

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?

[fatmamaamouri]

yes I am sure

[fatmamaamouri]

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

[somesoni2 · Accepted solution]

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).

[richgalloway]

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.

[fatmamaamouri]

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