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After configuring Splunk Add-on Unix and Linux using default settings, why is it not fetching data from the os index?

somchatt78
New Member

I'm in the process of setting up the Splunk App for Unix and Linux and the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.

I've installed and configured the App via Splunk Web using default settings. I've installed the Add-on on one of my Linux boxes and enabled all of the default inputs using default settings. But I don't have data flowing into the "os" index.

But when I run other queries on other log files , I am getting results (the sourcetype has been defined in /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/apps/search/local/inputs.conf)

[monitor:///var/log/sudo.log]
disabled = false
index = main
sourcetype = sudolog

But the problem is I am unable get data populated for os index.
Can anyone help?

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dmaislin_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Are you running Splunk as root? Does the forwarder have access to that log? You can check your logs for errors in your /opt/splunkforwarder/var/log/splunk/splunkd.log as well.

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somchatt78
New Member

Hi .. yes I am running both splunk and forwarder as root on two different machines. Forwarder have access to all logs. I am able to index other logs, but not able to index the OS ....
is there anything else that I need to do ?

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