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how do I change a host when seeing multiple hosts?

micropotato
Engager

I see the same host in my Summary page in Search app with same event count.

They are the same host but show up like: hostname123_xxx.domain.suffix hostname123.domain.suffix

Can I make them both show as just hostname123 going forward?

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bwooden
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
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bwooden
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Here is a similar thread that discusses how host names are assigned: http://answers.splunk.com/questions/1308/syslog-ng-logs-show-as-hostlocalserver-rather-than-remote

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