Getting Data In

Trying to configure timestamp extraction

clmiller
Engager

Am trying to index log entries there the time stamp information is at the starting of the first line of each log entry.
Sample timestamps from entries in a couple of types of associated log files are:
[7/17/10 4:24:53:269 CST] 00000048 SystemErr . . .
[10/5/11 11:55:08:992 PDT] 00000029 SystemOut . . .
[11/30/11 8:09:06:400 PST] 0000006e SystemOut . . .
[12/9/11 0:52:10:743 PST] 0000000a ResourceMgrIm . . .
2/17/10 02:38:11 AM CST [INFO] [...Agent] . . .
10/28/10 08:29:01 PM CDT [ERROR] [...Agent.Properties] . . .
12/09/10 10:08:33 PM CST [WARN] [...Agent] . . .
11/30/11 08:11:08 PM PST [INFO] [...Agent] . . .

This is obviously ambiguous in form for date ( since 11/9/10 fould be year 2010 or 2011.
Have tried the following but doesn't work with recent entries at least those form of 1st 4 from today. Splunk doesnt recognize the time stamp. Am suspecting an issue with the day portion since only a single digit. Can't seem to find if there is a day designator form that allows for a single digit.

In Applications's props.conf file:
[host::sample]
TIME_PREFIX = ^.
MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 22
TIME_FORMAT = %y/%d/%m %k%M%S

Anyone have some good suggestions?

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