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HTTP Event Collector: How to generate token through Splunk CLI ?

abhisawa
Explorer

UI for HTTP event collector is adding an entry in inputs.conf with a related token which gets generated while creating this input.

Is there any way we can generate this token on command line?

Thanks

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frobinson_splun
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hi @abhisawa,
Here is documentation on using the CLI to generate a token:
http://dev.splunk.com/view/event-collector/SP-CAAAE7C#createanhttpeventcollectortokenusingthecli

Hope this helps!

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esalesapns2
Communicator

Yes, you can use "uuidgen" (with no arguments) from the linux command line to generate a token like the one the Splunk GUI does when it creates a new HEC input.

gwalford
Path Finder

uuidgen is a great way to script this programatically.

 

 

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frobinson_splun
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hi @abhisawa,
Here is documentation on using the CLI to generate a token:
http://dev.splunk.com/view/event-collector/SP-CAAAE7C#createanhttpeventcollectortokenusingthecli

Hope this helps!

esalesapns2
Communicator

I wish that link still worked...

jherring_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
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