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After enabling Universal Forwarder in Splunk 4.2, and restarting, it crashed?

rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

When I enable Universal Forwarder in core Splunk 4.2, after restart, it crashed.

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zliu
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

For some reason, Splunk 4.2 shipped with Universal Forwarder app. This app should not be included with the core Splunk 4.2.

Please uninstall 4.2 and install it again. If you want to have Universal Forwarder, please download it and install it separately. This is an Known Issue in 4.2. SPL-39200

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zliu
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

For some reason, Splunk 4.2 shipped with Universal Forwarder app. This app should not be included with the core Splunk 4.2.

Please uninstall 4.2 and install it again. If you want to have Universal Forwarder, please download it and install it separately. This is an Known Issue in 4.2. SPL-39200

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