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Error executing modular input, call not properly authenticated - SPLUNK4JMX App

moneebw
Engager

Hello! I downloaded the SPLUNK4JMX app to onboard JMX logs from Oracle Weblogic. I installed the app locally on a universal forwarder version 7.3.3. I have been messing around with the configurations but have not been able to get it to work. When I check the splunkd logs, i get this error message, "ERROR ExecProcessor - message from "python /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/apps/SPLUNK4JMX/bin/jmx.py" Activation key check failed.Please ensure that you copy/pasted the key correctly." I have copy/pasted and verified that the trial key is correct. I am also getting this error when I run this command " /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk cmd splunkd print-modinput-config jmx | /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk cmd /bin/python /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/apps/SPLUNK4JMX/bin/jmx.py"

[Fatal Error] :-1:-1: Premature end of file.
ERROR Error executing modular input : HTTP 401 -- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <messages>
    <msg type="WARN">call not properly authenticated</msg>
  </messages>
</response>
: com.splunk.HttpException: HTTP 401 -- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <messages>
    <msg type="WARN">call not properly authenticated</msg>
  </messages>
</response>        at com.splunk.HttpException.create(HttpException.java:84)
        at com.splunk.HttpService.send(HttpService.java:399)
        at com.splunk.Service.send(Service.java:1268)
        at com.splunk.HttpService.get(HttpService.java:151)
        at com.splunk.Entity.refresh(Entity.java:381)
        at com.splunk.Entity.refresh(Entity.java:1)
        at com.splunk.Resource.validate(Resource.java:174)
        at com.splunk.Entity.validate(Entity.java:462)
        at com.splunk.Entity.getContent(Entity.java:157)
        at com.splunk.Entity.getString(Entity.java:279)
        at com.splunk.ServiceInfo.getVersion(ServiceInfo.java:155)
        at com.splunk.modinput.ModularInput.runStateCheckerThread(Unknown Source)
        at com.splunk.modinput.ModularInput.init(Unknown Source)
        at com.splunk.modinput.jmx.JMXModularInput.main(Unknown Source) 
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