Getting Data In

Why is sourcetype defined as host in Splunk Cloud?

mygoalfinder
Explorer

I created a inputs.conf on my deployment server and noticed that my logs were coming in as my sourcetype instead of my host.  Once the I assigned it to the client, I couldn't find the logs. I noticed they were my sourcetype instead of it normally being the host. 

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

What exactly do you mean by "logs were coming in as my sourcetype instead of my host"?  Can you post a sanitized screen shot?

Please share the inputs.conf stanza.

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