Getting Data In

Can outputs.conf be reloaded without restarting splunk

kbecker
Communicator

Is there a rest or sysinternal command that can be executed that will reload outputs.conf.

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yannK
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

twinspop
Influencer

Don't forget to use the POST method:

curl -ku admin https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload -X POST
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fbl_itcs
Path Finder

I don't think so. Whenever you edit a .conf file directly you need to restart splunk in order to read the changes.

kristian_kolb
Ultra Champion

not always true. props/transforms edits that deal with search-time EXTRACT/REPORT can be reloaded with

| extract reload=t

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