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inputs.conf wildcards don't work

tony_luu
Path Finder

=== Splunk 5.0.2 ===

I'd like to monitor these files, where "manydirs" is a wildcard:

/my/path/manydirs/error/*.log

so, my monitor stanza looks like this:

[monitor:///my/path/*/error/]
disabled = false
index = myindex
sourcetype = myerrors
recursive = false

also tried this:

[monitor:///my/path/*/error/*.txt]

splunk list monitor shows the correct path.
and no TailingProcessor errors
Yet nothing got indexed.
The doc sounds pretty straight forward but didn't work.
Very frustrated. Please help.

Thanks, Tony.

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1 Solution

okrabbe_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

You need to use ... to recurse multiple levels of directories.

[monitor:///my/path/.../error/*.log]
disabled = false
index = myindex
sourcetype = myerrors

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tony_luu
Path Finder

Gotta clarify my problem.
I don't want recursive, but rather many different directories at the same level where '' is,

i.e

/my/path/core/error/
.log

/my/path/supp/error/.log

/my/path/misc/error/
.log

...

I guess i could use the recursive '...' route, but even that didn't work for me.

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landen99
Motivator

why did you make it your accepted answer then?

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okrabbe_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

You need to use ... to recurse multiple levels of directories.

[monitor:///my/path/.../error/*.log]
disabled = false
index = myindex
sourcetype = myerrors
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