All Apps and Add-ons

Why the error "The lookup could not be loaded from the server" in lookup editor app?

yuanliu
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Just installed Splunk App for Lookup File Editing 4.0.1 in Splunk Enterprise 9.0.5. The app loads after restart.  But it gives “The lookup could not be loaded from the server” when I try to open an existing lookup; it gives the same error after I click “Save” when I create a new lookup.  The file is created; but a corresponding lookup definition is not.  How do I make the app work?

Following a suggestion in https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Upgraded-Lookup-Editor-3-0-5-Errors-String-valu..., I performed a search

 

 

 

index=_internal (sourcetype="lookup_editor_controller" OR sourcetype=lookup_editor_rest_handler OR sourcetype=lookup_backups_rest_handler) testedit

 

 

 

The only error entry reads

 

 

 

ERROR force lookup replication failed: user=admin, namespace=search, lookup_file=testedit, details=a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/splunk/etc/apps/lookup_editor/bin/lookup_editor/__init__.py", line 419, in update
    self.force_lookup_replication(namespace, lookup_file, session_key)
  File "/opt/splunk/etc/apps/lookup_editor/bin/lookup_editor/__init__.py", line 295, in force_lookup_replication
    if 'No local ConfRepo registered' in content:
TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

 

 

 

Before this error, there were two DEBUG entries and one INFO.  In chronological order:

 

 

 

 DEBUG destination_lookup_full_path=/opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/lookups/testedit
 DEBUG Creating a new lookup file, user=nobody, namespace=search, lookup_file=testedit, path="/opt/splunk/var/run/splunk/lookup_tmp/lookup_gen_20230818_181212_7r7p4o8s.txt"
 INFO Lookup created successfully, user=admin, namespace=search, lookup_file=testedit, path="/opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/lookups/testedit"

 

 

 

After I manually define a lookup with this file, I am able to use it.  But the editor still cannot open it.

Labels (2)
0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Take Your Breath Away with Splunk Risk-Based Alerting (RBA)

WATCH NOW!The Splunk Guide to Risk-Based Alerting is here to empower your SOC like never before. Join Haylee ...

SignalFlow: What? Why? How?

What is SignalFlow? Splunk Observability Cloud’s analytics engine, SignalFlow, opens up a world of in-depth ...

Federated Search for Amazon S3 | Key Use Cases to Streamline Compliance Workflows

Modern business operations are supported by data compliance. As regulations evolve, organizations must ...