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Minimum free space 32 bit

crystalkirkland
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I keep getting a message stating that I do not have enough space. I went to general settings to adjust the limitation. When I go to save it, it is requesting that I enter a kv port which I know my 32 bit laptop does not support. Is there anyway around this? I am just trying to get through the fundamentals training.

Thanks in advance

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MuS
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Hi crystalkirkland,

use your favourite editor and open the file $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\system\local\server.conf and add the following:

[diskUsage]
minFreeSpace = <num>|<percentage>

the num per is in MB and percentage can be like 1%. Restart Splunk once you saved the file.

Hope this helps ...

cheers, MuS

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MuS
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Hi crystalkirkland,

use your favourite editor and open the file $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\system\local\server.conf and add the following:

[diskUsage]
minFreeSpace = <num>|<percentage>

the num per is in MB and percentage can be like 1%. Restart Splunk once you saved the file.

Hope this helps ...

cheers, MuS

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crystalkirkland
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So all I have to do is put this in notepad and save it to my computer and it should work? I don't have to do anything in splunk itself?

Thank you so much

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crystalkirkland
New Member

Ok great, and I just wanted to make sure.....is line 3 supposed to be blank? Your're a life saver

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MuS
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blank lines are no problem at all in Splunk configuration files 😉

cheers, MuS

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MuS
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When you change settings in the Splunk web UI, it will modify config files in the background - so in the end both approaches are doing exactly the same.

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