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unable to retrieve string from a big string with special symbols. Any help?

indianhans
Engager

Hi Wish to retrieve hammadahmad from below string. Below string contain html tag ( & a p o s ; ) without space.

  • String = &a pos;hammadahmad&ap os; (service Active Directory)
  • Current Regular Expression : | rex "Session login, user(?P/<USER/>.*?)logging in from machine"

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Any help will be appreciated.

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sduff_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
rex field=USERNAME "&apos;(?<user>\S+)&apos;"
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