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db connect and user roles

my_splunk
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Hi, Is is possible for a user other than admin, power user for example, to setup database connections, databases lookups and inputs. I have used default.meta and local.meta settings but a power user can create connections, lookups and etc. only with the admin_all_objects capability.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The Splunk DB Connect docs say to sign on as an admin to add or manage database connections. I take that to mean non-admin users cannot perform those functions.

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my_splunk
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Docs require admin login for database connections. For lookups and inputs, docs say "Log in to Splunk Web" but is not explicitly required login as admin user...
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