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Can Splunk send a file as attachment without reading the content or data in the file ?
Can Splunk send a file as attachment without reading the content or data in the file
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A file is generated every day having data of 10 to 20 lines in a location with the difference in file name. Can splunk read the data in generated file and send the file as an email alert whenever that new file is generated ?
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You would monitor the location the files are produced:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Data/Monitorfilesanddirectorieswithinputs.conf
You would create a search looking for new events from the input you just created.
Assuming your inputs, timestamps, and timezones are set correctly, any new events would indicate a new file.
In which case, you would schedule a search every X minutes, configure the email to generate a single email, and attach the search results.
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I dont know of any way for Splunk to attach a non-search produced file to an email using the standard "Send Email" alert action.
This can be accomplished by creating an alert action, which could send an email and attach a document:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Alert/Configuringscriptedalerts
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Send it where? What is your use case?
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
