How to install Splunk eventgen in a Windows environment?

[anjchatt]

Hello,
Could you please let me know how to install eventgen in window environment.
Regards,
Anjan

[ssadanala1]

You can install the event gen app as any other app from GUI
https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1924/

For Tutorials and further info
https://github.com/splunk/eventgen/tree/master

Happy Splunking !!

[anjchatt]

I didn't find any instruction for Windows environment , can u please share if you have.

[amitm05]

Install the app from GUI as said above.
Use Windows CMD, to execute the same set of commands that are mentioned for Linux. There are no differences in commands.

[guythomasdavis]

Actually there is a problem in the latest eventgen where I had to comment out a line in a python file in order to get it to install. Once done I then ran into other issues creating an app and creating an eventgen.conf in local directory which was solved by:

"What I've found is if you are on Windows copy eventgen.conf to locals folder and run icacls against it to change permissions. icacls C:\program files\Splunk\etc\apps\your app here\local\eventgen.conf /grant SYSTEM:F.

Took me forever to figure this out. Also every time I edit the file I have to change perms again. Became such a pain that I wrote a c# service to watch for eventgen.conf changes and change perms automatically."

[xpac]

Why do you think there's a seperate installation guide for Windows? Should be the same as for Linux. Just do it 😉