Splunk Enterprise

splunk

SANMEHTP
Observer

when iam using this command

sanjay@ubuntu:~/opt/splunk$ cd var    iam getting this error

bash: cd: var: Permission denied

and when i try to access opt with root 

root@ubuntu:~# cd opt it showing error

bash: cd: opt: No such file or directory 

then how to access var

Labels (1)
0 Karma

SanjayReddy
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

hi @SANMEHTP 


can you try to access var directory of splunk using Splunk account or root 

cd /opt/splunk/var 

I hope splunk account or user account from you trying to access has read permission to directory 

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Make Your Machine Data AI-Ready in Splunk

Every team is getting ready for AI agents.   Thursday, November 12, 2026  |  11AM  PST / 2PM EST   ...

Splunk Asynchronous Forwarding Explained

Splunk asynchronous forwarding is often misunderstood as simply setting autoLBVolume. That is not quite right. ...

How to Monitor AI Agents with Splunk Agent Observability

Let’s say I’m running a travel planning AI app in production. A user asks for three concise hotel options in ...