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Alerting if a log file has not been written to.

sbyrd98
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How do I throw an alert if a log file has NOT been written to within a certain amount of time? Say within 10 minutes.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You run a search over a ten minute time range for that source and raise an alert if it comes up empty.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You run a search over a ten minute time range for that source and raise an alert if it comes up empty.

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