Just to clear things up—I’m not the same person, just a friend who happens to share the same frustration. We’re both in the trenches, managing Splunk forwarders on Linux, and trust me, it’s a shared experience we can all relate to. We're not asking for much, just some consistency and automation in how we manage our installs. A proper YUM repo would save us from the ongoing dance of manual installs and updates, and help us maintain the stability and security that every sysadmin craves. So no, I’m not the one who’s been posting under multiple accounts, but I am definitely right there with them, dealing with the same pain points. Let’s hope we can get some traction on this, and maybe one day, our dream of a YUM repo will be more than just a wish. Cheers, A Fellow Sysadmin Who Gets the Struggle ... View more