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Why is the map command a risky command?

munang
Path Finder

Other than poor speed and performance, is there a reason why the map command is considered dangerous?

The official documentation says that the map command can result in data loss or potential security risks. But I don't see any details.

Why?

 

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/SearchReference/Map

 

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munang
Path Finder

hello.  @vigneshnarendra 

So I'm curious about why maps are dangerous.

In some cases system data may be lost. I would like to know the detailed reason why it is possible.

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vigneshnarendra
Explorer

HI @munang.

The risky command warning is only a safeguard for many commands which could be a potential risk if users run them without knowing what they are doing.

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.3.0/Security/SPLsafeguards

You could set commands.conf as below and restart splunk to remove the warning.

[<your_command_name>]
is_risky = false

 

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