Hi According to the Splunk Docs from version 9.1: "the installer creates a virtual account as a "least privileged" user called splunkfwd" After an upgrade to version 9.1.2 I am having trouble w...
I'm trying to test the installation of a uf on my windows device for later deployment for work, but the script just doesn't seem to take into account the flags I specify.
msiexec.exe /i "s...
I initially tested the Splunk Server on aWindows 7 machine and installed the UniversalForwarder on another WIndows 7 machine.
This worked with no issues other than having to run sfc /scannow to g...
...hanged fromWindows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2.
If I do a wbemtest with the user on the Splunk heavy forwarder, the Splunk service is running, and I can see the events from the fresh install...
Hi,
I understand that best practice is to installauniversalforwarder on a server and send the logs directly to an indexer. However, if I have a circumstance that I cannot install the forwarder...
...tep their as well?? Is installing two splunk universalforwarders on Linux host officially supported by Splunk, if yes then any reference?? I know it doesn't support for Windows. If&n...
while Installing Splunk forwarder in windows, what IP address should be used for receiving indexer?
Is it my Windows IP address?
The browser for Splunk in showing localhost address 127.0.0.1
When you have more than a few forwarders to maintain, it becomes tedious (and error-prone) to install them one-by-one. Using the Deployment Server is great for keeping the configurations up-to-d...
Hi everyone,
I've just manually installed our first Windows-based Splunk UniversalForwarder. I checked the boxes asking for various Windows event logs, and opted-in to the Windows extension it s...