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	Where do I extract the pdfserver.tar.gz now that I have downloaded it from Splunkbase Under Linux Splunk 4.1, I want to install the PDF Report Server and have downloaded the app file from Splunkbase. Whe... by Ellen Splunk Employee in Installation 04-08-2010 3 2	3	2
	Advice for migrating to new hardware? I'm in the process of migrating to new hardware for my indexers. The easiest way to do this would be: Setup new ind... by oreoshake Communicator in Installation 04-05-2010 2 3	2	3
	Index processor wont start after upgrading to 4.1 I just upgraded from 4.0 to 4.1 and am seeing messages that the indexprocessor was not initialized on startup. How c... by Alan_Bradley Path Finder in Installation 04-05-2010 2 1	2	1
	Search to find hosts sending syslog AND splunkd traffic Any idea how to create a search that finds hosts that are sending BOTH syslog and splunkd traffic? We'd like to turn... by oreoshake Communicator in Installation 04-05-2010 1 2	1	2
	start tail monitoring windows event log upon Splunk install What should I attach to my install script if I want to start monitoring the event log in "tail" mode. I don't want t... by BunnyHop Contributor in Installation 03-27-2010 1 7	1	7
	How to change Hostname of a splunk server In my environment we make clones of our linux servers so that we don't have to build out a server from scratch for ev... by Alan_Bradley Path Finder in Installation 03-20-2010 0 2	0	2
	How do you get splunk to work with RHEL AS2.1? WHen I try to install it gives me a message that GLIBC-2.3 is required but there is no support to get this package fo... by Alan_Bradley Path Finder in Installation 03-19-2010 0 1	0	1
	What time format do I use when setting srchTimeWin (in authorize.conf)? I'm trying to configure a search Time Window for my Splunk roles. I've read the documentation but can't find instruc... by the_wolverine Champion in Installation 03-05-2010 1 1	1	1
	Estimating storage requirements on a windows server In the installation manual it shows how once you have indexed some data by using the "du -shc hot_v*/rawdata" command... by Scott Engager in Installation 02-23-2010 1 1	1	1

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