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using wildcard to index logs monitor config in inputs.conf fails

jrdba
Explorer

Hi folks. We are currently trying to pick up some log files by using a wildcard settings in our inputs.conf file. We replaced the portion where different server names are filled in with *, but are not getting logs being pulled on the search head. My fellow Splunk engineer explained it in details below. This is in linux O/S. Please kindly advise. Thanks much.

We have 5 servers with file path:

/opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles/[servername]/TeamConnect/logs/

I want the .log files in this directory on each server.

I’ve configured the monitor:
[monitor:///opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles/*/TeamConnect/logs/]
recursive = false

but the files are not coming in.

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jayannah
Builder
  1. add * at the end of the path (i.e after /logs/ , but not visible due the editor issue may be)
    [monitor:///opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles//TeamConnect/logs/ ]

  2. check if the owner of the splunkd process has the read permission to this path

  3. is "ls -l /opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles//TeamConnect/logs/" list all the files for the same user running Splunkd??

let me know if you are still facing issues...

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jrdba
Explorer

Thanks jayannah. My fellow splunk admin used your recommendation + "recursive = true" as a second line and it worked

Thanks ddrillic for chiming in as well 🙂

ddrillic
Ultra Champion

The syntax which works for us is ... instead of the *. So, it should read –

[monitor:///opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles/.../TeamConnect/logs/]

Hopefully it would work for you ; -)

Regards,
Dan

jayannah
Builder
  1. add * at the end of the path (i.e after /logs/ , but not visible due the editor issue may be)
    [monitor:///opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles//TeamConnect/logs/ ]

  2. check if the owner of the splunkd process has the read permission to this path

  3. is "ls -l /opt/ibm/websphere61/appserver/profiles//TeamConnect/logs/" list all the files for the same user running Splunkd??

let me know if you are still facing issues...

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