Splunk Search

log to see what searches users have run

gurinderbhatti
Path Finder

as an admin, can i find out what searches my users have run? time, syntax, etc.
is there an audit log or something related to that.

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Try this:

| rest /services/search/jobs |rename custom.search as customSearch|search NOT author="splunk-system-user" | eval SearchString=if(isnotnull(customSearch),customSearch,eventSearch)| addtotals fieldname=duration *duration_secs| table author,x, Y,SearchString , earliestTime,latestTime,request.earliest_time, request.latest_time, eventCount,duration

dpapenbro
New Member

This is good, it gives some of what i need. How do i get the saved 'Name' associated with the search results.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Yes.

Take a look at the SoS app: http://apps.splunk.com/app/748/
In there go to the Search menu, and take a look around.

That's all based on pre-existing Splunk logs, so you can build your own searches off the app's suggestions.

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