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ERROR TailingProcessor - Invalid value '0' for parameter 'time_before_close' in stanza 'monitor://C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking'. Will use default value (3).

abdulshemeer166
New Member

When we are trying to take Exchange logs using the below inputs.conf its getting an error, Any body help me on this

10-03-2019 15:44:09.088 +0400 ERROR TailingProcessor - Invalid value '0' for parameter 'time_before_close' in stanza 'monitor://C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking'. Will use default value (3).

[monitor://C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking]
disabled=false
index=EXCH
sourcetype=MSExch2013:Tracking

0 Karma

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The setting must be coming from a different config file. What do you get when you run

splunk btool --debug inputs list "monitor://C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking"
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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
0 Karma

abdulshemeer166
New Member

its loading from Exchange App and I can not see any other monitor entries for the same path

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ololdach
Builder

If it is being defined inside the App, verified by running Rich's command above, check the app-dir/default/inputs.conf as well as the app-dir/local/inputs.conf. Besides, this is not an error as splunk ignores the wrong parameter.

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