dbx running script jbridge_server.py a lot

hartfoml · ‎07-22-2013

Anyone know what this script is for and why it needs to run so often?

ziegfried · ‎08-09-2013

It should run permanently alongside with the splunkd process. This script starts the Java bridge server - Splunk then communicates with the Java process over local TCP for executing commands, lookups, etc.

dbx running script jbridge_server.py a lot

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