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Does editing splunk-launch.conf file require a special access?

divyamudundi
Path Finder

Hi,

I am not able to edit splunk-launch.conf file as my regular user. Does editing this file require special access?

I want to set up the SPLUNK_DB path in this file, and when I try to save the file it says access denied.

Thank you,
Divya Mudundi
ResMed

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micahkemp
Champion

You need to have write access to the file, so you probably need to do this as the user that runs splunk, or as root.

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micahkemp
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You need to have write access to the file, so you probably need to do this as the user that runs splunk, or as root.

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divyamudundi
Path Finder

Thank you,

It is Successful.

Divya

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