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How to resolve alerts with the wrong time stamp?

manideep6669
Engager

Alerts with the wrong time stamp.
Any suggestions?
Please help.
Thanks in advance

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Prakash493
Communicator

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.0.3/Data/Configuretimestamprecognition
You can correct your timestamp or you can modify it using props.conf in etc/system/local.

Click in above link and check wheather you need to modify timestamp or as per your specific needs.

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skoelpin
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Do your events have the wrong timestamp? Have you configured your props.conf for correct timestamping?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

What do you mean by "wrong timestamp"? What is wrong with it?

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