Deployment Architecture

Why am I unable to add a second input Parameter name and the UDP port 514 is not available?

Isaor
New Member

hello,
I am trying to add to my Splunk some Linux via syslog, but when I try to add the input separately it sends me the next error:

Parameter name: UDP port 514 is not available.

If I try to disable and add a new input it lets me do it, but I receive logs of only one input.

What could be the problem?.

My Splunk is installed on a windows server.

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FrankVl
Ultra Champion

inputs.conf spec says explicitely that "Only one stanza per port number is currently supported." for UDP inputs.
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Inputsconf#UDP:

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janispelss
Path Finder

Are you trying to create a 2nd input using the same port? Only one input can be configured for each port.

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Isaor
New Member

Hello Janispelss,

I tried to do that in splunk with SO Centos and works, but in splunk with Windows doesn´t works.

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