Solved: Re: SMTP configuration in backend

syedabuthahir · ‎08-14-2021

How to update SMTP credentials in the backend config. in which config file we should update. Do we need to encrypt the password before updating in the backend

jotne · ‎08-14-2021

File to configure is:

etc/system/local/alert_actions.conf

Not sure if password is encrypted. Just try to set a password form gui and look at file and see if you can read it.

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syedabuthahir · ‎08-14-2021

@jotne how to encrypt the password. any idea

scelikok · ‎08-15-2021

Splunk will encrypt it after restart.

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jotne · ‎08-14-2021

File to configure is:

etc/system/local/alert_actions.conf

Not sure if password is encrypted. Just try to set a password form gui and look at file and see if you can read it.

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