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Splunk cannot read .log file

Azwaliyana
Path Finder

I have health check file with extension .log. When I uploaded it to Splunk, it came out like this.

Azwaliyana_0-1639636531159.png
The real file is like this

Azwaliyana_1-1639636742623.png

Does anyone know what is the problem?

 

 

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi

usually this means that splunk cannot recognise CHARSET correctly. Just add this parameter to your source node's props.conf. Check CHARSET parameter and try those UTF-8 / UTF-xx versions.

r. Ismo

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi

usually this means that splunk cannot recognise CHARSET correctly. Just add this parameter to your source node's props.conf. Check CHARSET parameter and try those UTF-8 / UTF-xx versions.

r. Ismo

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