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splunk group in linux

maede_yavari
Explorer

Hello,

I noticed that in versions upper 9.1, the user and group were changed to "splunkfwd"

I have updated the universal forwarder to the newer version (9.1), but the user and group did not change to "splunkfwd." Subsequently, we encountered several problems related to permissions, such as the Universal Forwarder lacking permission to read auditd logs. Therefore, it is necessary to modify the "log_group" parameter in the auditd.conf file.

Should I manually change it, or is there an alternative solution to resolve all permission problems?

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maede_yavari
Explorer

I have updated the universal forwarder with RPM and deb packages and following commands:

rpm -Uvh and dpkg -i

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Wait a second. You did both on the same host? rpm and deb?

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

How did you install and upgrade your forwarder? RPM? deb? tgz?

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maede_yavari
Explorer

I have updated the universal forwarder with RPM and deb packages and following commands:

rpm -Uvh and dpkg -i

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