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Why are logs not being forwarded after installing the universal forwarder on Linux machineRHEL?

blebit
Path Finder

hi all,

after installing splunk universal forwarder on linux machine RHEL i have this message after ./splunk list forward-server :
Active forwards:
None
Configured but inactive forwards:
x.x.x.x:9997
but i checked firewall and it is ok.

Connection to x.x.x.x 9997 port [tcp/palace-6] succeeded!
But logs are not going on splunk server
universalforwarder version: splunkforwarder-6.1.4-233537-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm

what might be the problem?
thanks

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grijhwani
Motivator

What version is your indexer/heavy forwarder doing the receiving?

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blebit
Path Finder

splunk server: 6.1.2 on centOS

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Raghav2384
Motivator

Did you enable Receiving on the Splunk Server, which is supposed to get the logs forwarded by UF?

blebit
Path Finder

yes, because i am receiving from other linux hosts

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Raghav2384
Motivator

Interesting, Just did a UF install. Created some Monitor stanzas in inputs.conf and mentioned server in the outputs.conf. I see the server address after forwards: x.x.x.x. Is the splunkd running on the splunk server 🙂 (Please don't yell at me for asking this). Reason why i ask, i get forward : none after i intentionally stopped splunkd on Splunk server.

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blebit
Path Finder

on client:

/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk start
The splunk daemon (splunkd) is already running.

on server also is running, i have 230 hosts sending logs on splunk.
also in this case i am monitoring /var/log/
i think i followed all the instructions.

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