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How can I take the second timestamp in props.conf?

lorscardala985
Explorer

how can i in the props.conf file tell Splunk to take the second timestamp as opposed to the first

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

In this case you could try something like 

 

^(\w+[\s:\.]+){9}

 

on your TIME_PREFIX.  I assume that 1st timestamp field is first characters on your log entry. If not then ^ should be fixed to match where this starts.

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi

this depends on your log file's content. Can you share it?

In common level you could add TIME_PREFIX on your props.conf to recognise correct place where your timestamp starts. See more from here https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.0/Data/Configuretimestamprecognition

r. Ismo

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lorscardala985
Explorer

i have events with this timestamp Sep 20 11:13:18 10.50.3.100 Sep 20 11:13:15 and i want to view only the second timestamp 

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

In this case you could try something like 

 

^(\w+[\s:\.]+){9}

 

on your TIME_PREFIX.  I assume that 1st timestamp field is first characters on your log entry. If not then ^ should be fixed to match where this starts.

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