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Problem with REST API

rmorlen
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

We have restricted access to Splunk via the REST API. We have created a user where we think we have allowed this capability. Trying the command:

curl -k https://splunkserver:8089/services/auth/login -d username=restuser -d password=password

Get a message that login fails.

The user restuser inherits from the user role and restaccess role.

authorize.conf contains:

[role_restaccess]

importRoles = user

rtSrchJobsQuota = 0

srchIndexesAllowed = *;_*

srchIndexesDefault = *;main

srchJobsQuota = 4

srchMaxTime = 0

rest\_properties\_get = enabled

rest\_apps\_view = enabled

~~~~~~

Any suggestions?

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rmorlen
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Yes. The configuration of our environment runs pretty much using Apps. Security is also controlled through an app (including LDAP configuration) with only server specific settings configured locally. We had to coordinate the local settings with the app controlled settings.

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ineeman
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

rmorlen, were you able to resolve this?

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fk319
Builder

I used a different endpoint, this may be of some help:

servicesNS/admin/$app/auth/login

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araitz
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Sorry, I can't reproduce locally or remotely. Are you sure this isn't an issue where you need to quote or escape characters in the password?

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