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Splunk Input List of All accepted Default Time Formats

reed_kelly
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Is there a document or configuration file that spells out all of the accepted default time formats on input. In other words, what are ALL the date/time formats that are accepted if I do not specify a format string in props.conf?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
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You really should specify TIME_FORMAT in props.conf for all your sourcetypes. It's a Splunk Best Practice.
Default time formats are in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/datetime.xml.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You really should specify TIME_FORMAT in props.conf for all your sourcetypes. It's a Splunk Best Practice.
Default time formats are in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/datetime.xml.

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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
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