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Receving error ssLink or sessionKey when trying to assess PDF function under Enterprise Security App.

rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Issue with assessing PDF function under Enterprise Security App. The error that is being recevied is sessionkey or sslink is unavailable than throw the following error message and go no further.

error "Can't attach PDF - either ssLink or sessionKey unavailable".

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rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Go under file /etc/systems/local/alert_actions.conf:

Modify the parameter under email by adding "sslink=$results.url$" :

[email]
command = $action.email.preprocess_results{default=""}$
"sslink=$results.url$"

You should start to receive your PDF's.

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rsimmons
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Go under file /etc/systems/local/alert_actions.conf:

Modify the parameter under email by adding "sslink=$results.url$" :

[email]
command = $action.email.preprocess_results{default=""}$
"sslink=$results.url$"

You should start to receive your PDF's.

sloshburch
Ultra Champion

Same - I have same issue and my alert_actions already has this.

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kogane
Path Finder

Is this right? My [email] command setting already has that, along with a ton of other parameters.

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