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Why is LINE_BREAKER not working?

fitzgej_entrust
Engager

I'm having some issues getting my LINE_BREAKER configuration to work for a custom log file. I've tested the RegEx and it matches the beginning of every line, however it's still breaking extremely strangely. Here's the configuration we're running as well as a sample of the log.

The screenshot at the bottom is what it's actually doing.

 

 

MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 20
TIME_FORMAT = %Y-%m-%d_%I%M %p
TIME_PREFIX = ^
TZ = MST
SHOULD_LINEMERGE = false
LINE_BREAKER = ([\r\n]+)\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}_\d{4} [A|P]M[\s\r\n]+\d{2}


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2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.3 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=0%
2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.4 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=0%
2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.5 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=0%
2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.81 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=58%
2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.82 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=73%
2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.88 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=0%
2022-05-10_1120 AM 
10.12.14.91 
HSM device 0:	HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING. Usage Level=0%

 

 

 

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somesoni2
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Give this a try

On your indexer/heavy forwarder (whichever comes first)

[yourSourceType]
SHOULD_LINEMERGE = false
LINE_BREAKER = ([\r\n]+)(?=\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}_\d{4} [A|P]M)
MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 18
TIME_FORMAT = %Y-%m-%d_%I%M %p
TIME_PREFIX = ^
TZ = MST

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Give this a try

On your indexer/heavy forwarder (whichever comes first)

[yourSourceType]
SHOULD_LINEMERGE = false
LINE_BREAKER = ([\r\n]+)(?=\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}_\d{4} [A|P]M)
MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 18
TIME_FORMAT = %Y-%m-%d_%I%M %p
TIME_PREFIX = ^
TZ = MST
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fitzgej_entrust
Engager

...I can not believe I was trying to run that on the Universal forwarder. Worked like a charm, and thank you for the catch there.

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