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Post Server Rename weirdness

dchristilaw
New Member

We performed renames on several servers and am seeing them all show with a weird issue. It seems that there are still lingering traces of the old server name. I have searched adn ready, however, no luck with my specific situation. Thanks!

Error Example:

03/24/11 11:12:45 AM
LogName=Application
SourceName=application.dll
EventCode=5146
EventType=1
Type=Error
ComputerName=CHEXNEWNAME001
Category=0
CategoryString=none
RecordNumber=2215617
Message=Splunk could not get the description for this event. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupt.

Got the following information from this event:

c:\appfolder\server\systemslip.exe[C:\FolderName\application.dll] Computer: CHEXNEWNAME001; Thread: 0x1e90; DateTime: 3/24/2011 11:12:45; Product ID: -1

FGetVersionFile failed to get the publication version from the publisher share = \HOST\APP\VERSION\x86UNI\V30\SegEngineCarMarkupOffsetSpecific\CV1. Publication name = SegEngineCarMarkupOffsetSpecific

Collapse back to 10 lines • host=CHE-TVOLDNAME122 Options|
• sourcetype=WinEventLog:Application Options|
• source=WinEventLog:Application Options

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southeringtonp
Motivator

Check the files in $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\system\local on the forwarder -- the old hostname is probably still present in one of the config files. Check server.conf and inputs.conf in particular.

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