I met the same error during the DB Connect set up. The solution that works in my situation is to check $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/splunk_app_db_connect/metadata/local.meta There are definitions for identities and db_connections. Make sure the "export = system" instead of "export = none". It should look like this: [identities/xxxxxx] access = read : [ * ], write : [ admin, db_connect_admin ] export = system owner = xxxxxx ...... [db_connections/xxxxxx] access = read : [ * ], write : [ admin, db_connect_admin ] export = system owner = xxxxxx ......
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