Getting Data In

Why after enabling Move policy, data is still there?

Vivek_1404
Engager

Even after enabling move_policy=sinkhole, why is data still in there, verified that the path included in the monitor is not included in batch stanza

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The move_policy setting applies only to batch inputs.  If the stanza is not a batch stanza then move_policy is ignored.

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