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TA-connectivity: Why I am getting error "In handler 'ping': not all arguments converted during string formatting" when creating a data input?

noybin
Communicator

I've installed TA-Connectivity app and when trying to create a data input for Ping, I am getting the following error:

In handler 'ping': not all arguments converted during string formatting Encountered the following error while trying to save: In handler 'ping': not all arguments converted during string formatting

And the data input is not created.

I am using Splunk 6.3.2

My configuration is as follows:

name: /SDM/splunk/etc/apps/TA-connectivity/lookups/ping_salsa.txt
host_field: hostname
interval: 600
sourcetype: ping-cust
Host: LT-10.54.3.2
index: ping-cust

The file ping_salsa.txt:

hostname,port,url
10.54.3.2,,

Thank you in advance

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seunomosowon
Communicator

Updated the app to fix host_field validation.

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seunomosowon
Communicator

Updated the app to fix host_field validation.

noybin
Communicator

In splunkd.log I see:

07-19-2016 12:49:44.527 -0300 WARN  ModularInputs - Validation for scheme=ping failed: not all arguments converted during string formatting
07-19-2016 12:49:44.527 -0300 INFO  ModularInputs - not all arguments converted during string formatting
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