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PDF is coming through with an error message where header should be.

rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

This Error is printed in PDF reports:

  • "ServerSideInclude Module Error! Splunk has failed to locate the template for uri '/APP/SPLUNK/appserver/static/pdf_header.html'."
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rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

If you receive this error message, do a copy from apps/search to apps/jbosslogs and it will resolve the error:
cp /opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/appserver/static/pdf_header.html
/opt/splunk/etc/apps/jbosslogs/appserver/static/pdf_header.html

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rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

If you receive this error message, do a copy from apps/search to apps/jbosslogs and it will resolve the error:
cp /opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/appserver/static/pdf_header.html
/opt/splunk/etc/apps/jbosslogs/appserver/static/pdf_header.html

rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

rroberts - You can make the change under $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/pdfserver/bin/pdfhandler.py.

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rroberts
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

To continue this thread. How do I add my PDF file to display within this header?

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