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Can you help us find web GUI log in attempts from index=_audit?

stwong
Communicator

Hi,

We're looking for web GUI log in attempts from index=_audit. Note that for event like following:

Audit:[timestamp=12-20-2018 12:15:38.921, user=user123, action=login attempt, info=succeeded, src=12.34.56.78][n/a]

the "action" field is set to "success" instead of "login attempt".

Was it set somewhere? Sorry for the newbie question.

Thanks a lot.
Regards

EDIT: removed the ip address

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dkeck
Influencer

Hi,

could be that someone created a field extraction for audittrail to change the value to "success", since its not the default value.

You should check that, for example in "All configurations" or you could grep on the UI in directory $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users for the word action command: grep -R action

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dkeck
Influencer

Hi,

could be that someone created a field extraction for audittrail to change the value to "success", since its not the default value.

You should check that, for example in "All configurations" or you could grep on the UI in directory $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users for the word action command: grep -R action

stwong
Communicator

Thanks. Found that it's done by a transform in the CIM add-on $SPLUNKE_HOME/etc/apps/Splunk_SA_CIM/default/props.conf.

Thanks a lot.

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inventsekar
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

i hope the info=succeeded is what you are looking for:
Audit:[timestamp=12-20-2018 12:15:38.921, user=user123, action=login attempt, info=succeeded, src=12.34.56.78][n/a]

index="_audit" action=*login*

my question on this same topic:
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/686177/is-there-a-splunk-account-lockout-for-users-if-you.html

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stwong
Communicator

Hi, thanks for your help.
I'm just interest to know which configuration makes Splunk changed value of "action" into something different to that stated in the events...

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inventsekar
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

I'm just interest to know which configuration makes Splunk changed value of "action" into something different to that stated in the events...
i think there are no configurations. It is just the audit log format Splunk developers selected.

there are only 2 choices:
action=login attempt, info=succeeded
action=login attempt, info=failed

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stwong
Communicator

Thanks and agree. But when expanding the event fields on web interfrace, we can see that the "action" attribute is set to "success", not "login attempt".

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