Alerting

Create email alert when a particular string/keyword is found in log event

navd
New Member

I am having couple of string to look for in log events and generate an alert when the matching string/keyword appears

Following are example keywords:-
ERROR - [] - Failed to create custom account for user
Code: Internal Server Error; Exception:
Internal Server Error; Exception: com.google.search.ts.exception:

So my current search look like this , but I want to know if there is any other way creating alert based on the string/keywords

index="abc" "ERROR - [] - Failed to create custom account for user" OR "Code: Internal Server Error; Exception: " OR "Internal Server Error; Exception: com.google.search.ts.exception: "

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amiftah
Communicator

Yes, In that case, you should extract the 4 strings in a field, and when you trigger the alert, send your field in your email: $result.yourfield$, and include this field in the search: index=foo error | table yourfield

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amiftah
Communicator

I see all the strings contain "error" so maybe if you just save this search : index="abc" error as alert and choose send email as action will do the job..

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navd
New Member

But , when I recieve the Email alert is it possible to include only the string that triggered(out of 4 other strings I am having) instead of displaying entire search string in email alert ?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

I would do it the same way.

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