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How can I update the metadata ?

cogrunc
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Hello,
I deleted the redundant logs from an index with "delete" command. Now, I would like to update the metadata info. Is it possible?

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somesoni2
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From the link , the delete command doesn't update the metadata. There is no direct method to update the metadata. The workaround will be do a re-indexing of the data which in most cases is not feasible.

http://answers.splunk.com/answers/2031/remove-hostname-from-the-metadata.html

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somesoni2
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From the link , the delete command doesn't update the metadata. There is no direct method to update the metadata. The workaround will be do a re-indexing of the data which in most cases is not feasible.

http://answers.splunk.com/answers/2031/remove-hostname-from-the-metadata.html

martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
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Just let the "wrong" buckets age out, it'll fix itself over the retention period for that index.

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