Security

How can I remove the "First time logging in?" hint in the login form?

Simon
Contributor

Hi all,

I have a fresh Splunk 4.1.4 installation and installed an enterprise license. How can I remove the link shown on the login form called "First time logging in?"? I already changed the password for the admin user...

Thanks Simon

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parallaxed
Path Finder

The UI source is under .../share/splunk/search_mrsparkle/ if you want to hack it out. I don't think there's an option to disable it.

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Simon
Contributor

Okay folks, I just got contact with the Support.

  • They opened an enhancement request to disable the first time loggin hint by configuration
  • The hint should really disappear after the first login. For me this didn't work, so I requested to analyze this if there might be a bug.
  • The only way to disable it, is to follow the instruction from parallaxed

All the best, Simon

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smisplunk
Path Finder

Touch $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/.ui_login

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fox
Path Finder

Running 4.2.1 this can be enabled by removing any expired licenses via the Manager. Worked a treat.

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smisplunk
Path Finder

Touch $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/.ui_login

Simon
Contributor

Okay folks, I just got contact with the Support.

  • They opened an enhancement request to disable the first time loggin hint by configuration
  • The hint should really disappear after the first login. For me this didn't work, so I requested to analyze this if there might be a bug.
  • The only way to disable it, is to follow the instruction from parallaxed

All the best, Simon

fox
Path Finder

Fair enough - parallaxed, please can you detail the hack...?

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parallaxed
Path Finder

The UI source is under .../share/splunk/search_mrsparkle/ if you want to hack it out. I don't think there's an option to disable it.

fox
Path Finder

Please can you detail this hack?

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