Splunk Search

Search Command "file"

jcisha
Path Finder

URL : http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.1/SearchReference/SearchCheatsheet

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Display events from the file "messages.1" as if the events were indexed in Splunk.
"| File / var/log/messages.1"

Were tested with the contents of the manual
However, it does not work properly.

Search Command "file" Command does not use you asking?

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Suda
Communicator

Hello,

You may need to add the "use_file_operator" capability into your role in order to use the "file" search command.

If my role doesn't have this capability, Splunk reports the error message; "You have insufficient privileges to perform this operation."
And the default admin role doesn't have it. So, you need to add it.

Thanks.

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Suda
Communicator

Hello,

You may need to add the "use_file_operator" capability into your role in order to use the "file" search command.

If my role doesn't have this capability, Splunk reports the error message; "You have insufficient privileges to perform this operation."
And the default admin role doesn't have it. So, you need to add it.

Thanks.

jcisha
Path Finder

Thank you.
Did not set the roles(use_file_operator).

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