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Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux with Splunk

diptij
Path Finder

Has anybody installed Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux on the same machines as their Splunk Head and Splunk Indexer?  If so, what are the gotchas?  

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
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Splunk recommends configuring your AV scanners to not scan $SPLUNK_HOME.  See https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.6/ReleaseNotes/RunningSplunkalongsideWindowsantivir...

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