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How to break events on timestamp?

splunkN00b
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Events are merging like this:

2022-02-02T15:26:46.593150-05:00 mycompany: syslog initialised2022-02-02T15:26:48.970328-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20001|*system] Portal is starting2022-02-02T15:26:50.032387-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20002|*system] Portal is up and running2022-02-02T15:26:50.488943-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|CONTENTMANAGER|20942|-] Created fields (category), uid=5fdc6ec-01f0-41d5-8a33-d58b5efre2022-02-02T15:26:50.496126-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|CONTENTMANAGER|20942|-] Created fields (category), uid=6fe48c-20ee-4f7b-bf88-22ed5dfdd2022-02-02T15:26:50.502563-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|CONTENTMANAGER|20942|-] Created fields (category), uid=bcd5c461-9d23-4c79-8509-4af76c03ff5a2022-02-02T15:26:50.505764-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|CONTENTMANAGER|20942|-] Created fields (category), uid=bbb9449e-2893-4d06-bc51-edfdd42022-02-02T15:26:50.512171-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|CONTENTMANAGER|20942|-] Created fields (category), uid=155c7a37-69bc-44d2-98ac-cb75831a7c472022-02-02T15:26:50.517049-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|CONTENTMANAGER|20942|-] Created fields (category), uid=a575dfde3eb-4ca6-be2d-4491a4b59fe02022-02-02T15:33:33.669982-05:00 mycompany: syslog initialised2022-02-02T15:33:40.935228-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20001|*system] Portal is starting2022-02-02T15:33:41.990171-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20002|*system] Portal is up and running2022-02-02T15:35:34.533063-05:00 mycompany: syslog initialised2022-02-02T15:35:42.168799-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20001


I am expecting logs should break on timestamps like this:

2022-02-02T15:26:46.593150-05:00 mycompany: syslog initialised

2022-02-02T15:26:48.970328-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20001|*system] Portal is starting

2022-02-02T15:26:50.032387-05:00 mycompany: [Portal|SYSTEM|20002|*system] Portal is up and running

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inventsekar
SplunkTrust
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Hi @splunkN00b 

Pls copy paste the props.conf .. something got messaged up there.. 

Pls provide us some more details.. may we know what logs are these.. 

did you upload the logs manually or do you read these logs thru UF

thanks and best regards,
Sekar

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

It would help to see the props.conf settings for that sourcetype, but these should get you started:

[mysourcetype]
LINE_BREAKER = ([\r\n]+)\d\d\d\d-\d\d\d\dT
EVENT_BREAKER = ([\r\n]+)\d\d\d\d-\d\d\d\dT
EVENT_BREAKER_ENABLE = true
SHOULD_LINEMERGE = false
TIME_PREFIX = ^
TIME_FORMAT = %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%6N%:z
MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 30
TRUNCATE = 10000
---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
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