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How to exclude files from indexing using blacklist?

sergeyvinnik
Explorer

I need to blacklist files with specific letters inside the hostname like:

d:\logs\xxxxxxxxxMyLog__yyyyyyyy.txt

In this sample I want to ignore files with "MyLog__" combination inside the hostname.
What should I enter into Blacklist field in Web GUI?

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dshpritz
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You would enter something like:

.*MyLog__.*

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emechler_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

When you say hostname, do you really mean the full path name to the file?

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