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Merging eventtypes.conf (and other config files).

nocostk
Communicator

Currently I have two separate search heads. I'm trying to consolidate my configuration files so I can make use of searchhead pooling new in v. 4.2. What would be the easiest way to do this? I could copy/paste but it looks a little daunting. I also need to synchronize the files in SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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bbingham
Builder

The hard thing about merging the files, is dealing with duplicates. Making direct copy and paste actions can be done really quickly through scripting or using rsync on *nix. rsync has an option to update a destination and append shorter files. You can also limit rsync into specific directories and might be a good trial path for you to head down. If you want the security knowing your conf files are 100% correct, I don't think you're getting around doing it by hand.

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bbingham
Builder

The hard thing about merging the files, is dealing with duplicates. Making direct copy and paste actions can be done really quickly through scripting or using rsync on *nix. rsync has an option to update a destination and append shorter files. You can also limit rsync into specific directories and might be a good trial path for you to head down. If you want the security knowing your conf files are 100% correct, I don't think you're getting around doing it by hand.

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nocostk
Communicator

Alright - that's what I was afraid of. Thanks for your help, lephino.

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