Only exception to don’t edit files inside default folder is, when you have created your own app. Then you must edit default files before deploying it to splunk. But then with gui you edit again only local files.  ... View more

You can check the license files in /opt/splunk/etc/license/enterprise. There you should find xml files (digitally signed so don't fiddle with them ;-)) with expiration_time (as unix timestamp) and quota. If they agree with what your bought license terms, try restarting your splunk instance. Maybe for some reason the latest changes didn't "catch up". If they don't - it seems more like an issue for your Account Manager. ... View more

Go to https://ideas.splunk.com to suggest it. ... View more