Getting Data In

Inputs are all enabled but Search dashboard is showing 0 sources and 0 sourcetypes

Nicholas_Key
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I am perplexed with what I'm experiencing right now.

I have all the file inputs enabled for monitor but I'm not seeing them at the Sources and Sourcetypes columns. I have also confirmed it at the Manager page that the inputs are enabled; and also the inputs.conf that the disabled=0

Any idea why this is happening?

Tags (1)
1 Solution

Simeon
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Possible problems:

  1. Are the inputs set to be indexed to a different index?
  2. Might your role be restricted to only search one index?
  3. Do the metrics log show that data is being read (or has been indexed)? If not, then those files are probably not being indexed for some other reason.
  4. Does Splunk actually think it should be monitoring those files?

Enabling debugging may tell you more and you can also list the monitored files:

>./splunk list monitor

View solution in original post

Simeon
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Possible problems:

  1. Are the inputs set to be indexed to a different index?
  2. Might your role be restricted to only search one index?
  3. Do the metrics log show that data is being read (or has been indexed)? If not, then those files are probably not being indexed for some other reason.
  4. Does Splunk actually think it should be monitoring those files?

Enabling debugging may tell you more and you can also list the monitored files:

>./splunk list monitor

Nicholas_Key
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

my mistake ... apparently i totally forgotten that I configured forwarding & receiving (which the indexing is disabled by default a the forwarder)

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Get Operational Insights Quickly with Natural Language on the Splunk Platform

In today’s fast-paced digital world, turning data into actionable insights is essential for success. With ...

Stay Connected: Your Guide to August Tech Talks, Office Hours, and Webinars!

What are Community Office Hours?Community Office Hours is an interactive 60-minute Zoom series where ...

Unleash the Power of Splunk MCP and AI, Meet Us at .Conf 2025, and Find Even More New ...

Splunk Lantern is a Splunk customer success center that provides advice from Splunk experts on valuable data ...