Installation

Error while installing Splunk Enterprise security

Prakhar_shukla
Path Finder

i have installed the ES app in one of the splunk instance and i am getting the following error message in web-

Unable to initialize modular input "ess_content_importer" defined inside the app "SplunkEnterpriseSecuritySuite": Introspecting scheme=ess_content_importer: script running failed (exited with code 1).

please help out to fix the issue.

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Prakhar_shukla
Path Finder

it seems the errors are coming due to compatibility mismatch between splunk enterprise version and Enterprise security apps version that i have installed.

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alekszubr
Engager

I installed Splunk Enterprise with sale trial licence. After I installed Enterprise Security and take error: Unable to initialize modular input "ess_content_importer" defined inside the app "SplunkEnterpriseSecuritySuite": Introspecting scheme=ess_content_importer: script running failed (exited with code 1).

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@alekszubr, You're adding on to a year-old thread that has an accepted answer. For better chances at a helpful response, please post a new question describing your problem.

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Prakhar_shukla
Path Finder

it seems the errors are coming due to compatibility mismatch between splunk enterprise version and Enterprise security apps version that i have installed.

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Prakhar_shukla
Path Finder

Error in log-

04-20-2017 12:16:27.454 +0200 ERROR ModularInputs - Introspecting scheme=app_permissions_manager: script running failed (exited with code 1).
04-20-2017 12:16:27.455 +0200 ERROR ModularInputs - Unable to initialize modular input "app_permissions_manager" defined inside the app "SplunkEnterpriseSecuritySuite": Introspecting scheme=app_permissions_
manager: script running failed (exited with code 1).
04-20-2017 12:16:27.660 +0200 ERROR ModularInputs - Introspecting scheme=es_deployment_manager: script running failed (exited with code 1).
04-20-2017 12:16:27.660 +0200 ERROR ModularInputs - Unable to initialize modular input "es_deployment_manager" defined inside the app "SplunkEnterpriseSecuritySuite": Introspecting scheme=es_deployment_mana
ger: script running failed (exited with code 1).
04-20-2017 12:16:27.867 +0200 ERROR ModularInputs - Introspecting scheme=ess_content_importer: script running failed (exited with code 1).
04-20-2017 12:16:27.867 +0200 ERROR ModularInputs - Unable to initialize modular input "ess_content_importer" defined inside the app "SplunkEnterpriseSecuritySuite": Introspecting scheme=ess_content_importe
r: script running failed (exited with code 1).

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