Where can we check Splunk error logs please provide the path i

[PONAS]

Hi Team,

Where can we check Splunk error logs, please provide the path. Thanks,

Regards,

PONAS

[danielbb]

You can find Splunk's internal error and system logs in the following default locations, depending on your OS:

1. Main log file – splunkd.log

This is the primary log for internal errors, warnings, and events.

Default paths:
Linux: /opt/splunk/var/log/splunk/splunkd.log
Windows: C:\Program Files\Splunk\var\log\splunk\splunkd.log

You can also search this log in Splunk using:

index=_internal sourcetype=splunkd

2. Other useful log files (same directory):

• web_service.log – Web interface issues
• scheduler.log – Scheduled searches and jobs
• metrics.log – Performance metrics
• python.log – Scripted inputs and Python errors
• audit.log – User actions and security events

If this helped you, some karma would be appreciated!

[govind39]

Splunk records its internal log data (ERROR, INFO, WARN, etc) in the following locations:

• $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/

• $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/introspection/

In addition, each Splunk app or add-on may generate its own dedicated log file within the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/ directory. This makes it easier to understand and monitor activity specific to that app or add-on.

If I were troubleshooting, I’d simply open the Search Head UI and run a query like:

index=_* "<ERROR STRING>"

This quickly surfaces any matching error messages across Splunk’s internal logs.

[thahir]

@PONAS you can find the Splunk error logs under this path $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/splunkd.log

you can use the below SPL in your search head to fetch the logs

index=_internal source="*splunkd.log" log_level=ERROR

you can find all other useful logs under the same path. 

• Web issues → splunkweb.log

• Scheduled jobs → scheduler.log

• Audit trail → audit.log

[squinlan2]

Splunk internal logs are generally in $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/