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How to clear the LDAP cache

sylim_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

LDAP cache does not appear be refreshed periodiodically do you have any method to empty the cache?

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sylim_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

There are a few ways to clean up the cache;

i) Restart of splunk,

ii) Or run comand below;
./splunk _internal call /authentication/providers/services/_reload -auth admin:changeme

iii) Or hit the rest endpoint;
"| rest splunk_server=* /services/authentication/providers/services/_reload "

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sylim_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

There are a few ways to clean up the cache;

i) Restart of splunk,

ii) Or run comand below;
./splunk _internal call /authentication/providers/services/_reload -auth admin:changeme

iii) Or hit the rest endpoint;
"| rest splunk_server=* /services/authentication/providers/services/_reload "

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