Deployment Architecture

Why isn't lsof / open files working in *NIX?

GuyPaddock
Engager

I activated *NIX, and it's collecting all other types of data about the system, but I get no data entries for lsof. The script runs correctly when I invoke it myself (/opt/splunk/etc/apps/unix/bin/lsof.sh), and the input source is definitely enabled.

My uname: Linux 2.6.9-023stab051.3-enterprise #1 SMP Wed Nov 4 19:28:06 MSK 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

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heybigben
Explorer
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asarolkar
Builder

Did that work for you ?

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bwooden
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

What search command are you running?

Does "sourcetype=lsof index=os earliest=-1d" return any events?

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