Splunk Search

How do I clear my search history?

Simon_Shelston
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I'd like to clear my search history. How do I do that?

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Simon_Shelston
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Delete the following file:

$SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/searches.log

the_wolverine
Champion

Nevermind, I think he is doing this because he's a sales guy and has to demo Splunk in front of an audience. I guess not necessary a bad thing.

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Simon_Shelston
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Nothing questionable, just a shared login that I needed to clear out the search history from.

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hexx
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

What questionable searches have you been running recently that require you to clear your history? Should an ER for a "private searching" feature be filed?

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