Do I have to share a search to deliver it as a PDF?

[Jeremiah]

I have a scheduled save search that emails a PDF. When I looked at the PDF, it contained the following error:

The following requested saved search is unknown: "gcs segfaults report". As a result, Splunk is unable to redirect to a view.

The search is private. When I change the permissions to "This App, Everyone Read", then the generated PDF contained the correct search results. Is that working as expected? Why can't a private search generate a PDF?

[Simeon]

I don't believe you need to share a search to have the ability to deliver as PDF. However, if you send a report that contains a saved search that cannot be accessed (is not shared) that may cause a problem for the PDF generation.

[Jeremiah]

CSV delivery works fine for private searches, but PDF generation doesn't seem to work without sharing. Is this because the search is run by the pdfserver as a different user that can't see the search? This is a problem because saved searches start out as private. I tried a private search based on a public dashboard, and interestingly the pdf generation worked fine in that instance.