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Parsing warning in spec files (python.version) (ConfReplicationThread)

ak_sky
Engager

Hi,

I am getting errors similar to below for 5 inputs.conf.spec stanzas:

 

03-22-2023 09:03:52.484 +0000 WARN  SpecFiles [45520 ConfReplicationThread] - Found parameter "python.version" inside "/apps/splunk/splunk/etc/apps/splunk_app_soar/README/inputs.conf.spec", scheme "audit://", but this parameter will be ignored as it does not contain the correct sequence of characters (a parameter name must match the regex "([0-9a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z_-]*)").

 

The 5 stanzas are:

  • Splunk_TA_paloalto/README/inputs.conf.spec", scheme "iot_security://"
  • TA-tenable/README/inputs.conf.spec", scheme "tenable_io://"
  • TA-tenable/README/inputs.conf.spec", scheme "tenable_securitycenter://"
  • TA-tenable/README/inputs.conf.spec", scheme "tenable_securitycenter_mobile://"
  • splunk_app_soar/README/inputs.conf.spec", scheme "audit://"

The definitions for python.version in each stanza are:

  • Splunk_TA_paloalto/README/inputs.conf.spec: [] python.version = python3
  • TA-tenable/README/inputs.conf.spec: [tenable_io://] python.version = python3
  • TA-tenable/README/inputs.conf.spec: [tenable_securitycenter://] python.version = python3
  • TA-tenable/README/inputs.conf.spec: [tenable_securitycenter_mobile://] python.version = python3
  • splunk_app_soar/README/inputs.conf.spec: [audit://] python.version = {default|python|python2|python3}

All the definitions for python.version seem to match the regex requirement stated in the warning.

Also I have other spec files with python.version defined in the same way that are not causing these messages:

  • system/README/inputs.conf.spec: [script://] python.version = {default|python|python2|python3}
  • TA-MS-AAD/README/alert_actions.conf.spec: [dismiss_azure_alert] python.version = python3

Anyone have any ideas how to stop these messages being generated?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Those definitions look normal to me, but "python.version" does fail to match the regex since the regex does not allow for the dot character.  I can't explain the inconsistent behavior.

Submit a Support request for the SOAR app.  Contact the developers of the other apps.

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