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Why am I unable to see sourcetype under Data Settings in Splunk Web?

rexshi
New Member

Hi Guys,

This maybe a silly question to ask here..

I downloaded the free version of Splunk here and just want to configure some settings in my testing environment, however, I can't seem view the sourcetype under the Data Settings.

Thanks all !
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renjith_nair
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Which version of splunk you are using?

I could see sourcetypes in 6.3 but not in 6.2

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renjith_nair
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Which version of splunk you are using?

I could see sourcetypes in 6.3 but not in 6.2

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rexshi
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I was using 6.2.3, you reckon that would be the case ? i will try to download the latest and see

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rexshi
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upgrade to 6.3 and option shows up .. thanks for you help there

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