Splunk Search

'Show Source' in the search events

TestQA52
Observer
 
 
 
 

I am searching for logs, and when I click on 'Show source' they are more logs associated with it

Is there a way to have these other logs to show in the events? I cannot format Show Source as easily as the search events 

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aasabatini
Motivator

Hi @TestQA52 

 

try metadata command, it's really easier to check sources, sourcetypes and hosts

example for the sources:

| metadata type=sources

 

“The answer is out there, Neo, and it’s looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to.”

TestQA52
Observer
 
 
 
 

@aasabatini Hey, thank you. Im very new to Splunk

 

 

 

 

Sometext| metadata type=sources

 

 

 

 

I'm getting: or in 'metadata' command: This command must be the first command of a search

 

 

 

 

metadata type=sources | Sometext

 

 

 

 

It says Sometext is not a command

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aasabatini
Motivator

Hi @TestQA52 

please read the documentation

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Metadata

anyway run the search like this 

| metadata type=sources index=<your index> splunk_server=<your server>
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