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SEDCMD and metadata values

cafissimo
Communicator

Hello, please, I would like to know if the SEDCMD command is able to change metadata values like host, source and sourcetype.

Thanks in advance.

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ziegfried
Influencer

No, the SEDCMD option is only valid for the raw event text (ie. the _raw field).

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ziegfried
Influencer

No, the SEDCMD option is only valid for the raw event text (ie. the _raw field).

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