How do I enable "Splunk Python" to use the Splunk Add-On for LDAP?

[stefanlasiewski]

I am running Splunk 5 and I am looking at the Splunk Add-On for LDAP. The instructions are quite vague, but say:

Core features of the Splunk Addon for
LDAP:

Enable Splunk Python to use the ldap
module.

How does one enable "Splunk Python"? I checked the Splunk documentation, but I don't see any instructions on how to do this.

[martin_mueller · Accepted solution]

Splunk comes with its own Python installation, and its operation is essential to Splunk - for example the web server used to deliver the Splunkweb interface is Cherrypy. No Python, no web interface amongst other things... so I don't think there's any need to enable Python.

I read that as the reverse - this add-on enables Splunk Python to use the LDAP module... modules are a way of structuring Python programs. With the add-on, your programs can use the LDAP module.

[martin_mueller]

Yeah, that "s" is there in the first line of the doc but not down there... so much for Swiss accuracy @MuS 😛

[stefanlasiewski]

Thanks Martin. I see how you can read it that way as well. I wasn't sure since the English phrasing is a bit ambiguous and doesn't say "Enables". I wasn't sure if there was another step involved.

You answered my question. If you put it in as an answer I can mark this as solved. Thanks!