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Splunk SPLK-1005 Exam - Topic 10 Question 25 Discussion
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What does the followTail attribute do in inputs.conf?
The followTail attribute in inputs.conf controls how Splunk processes existing content in a monitored file.
D . Prevents pre-existing content in a file from being ingested: This is the correct answer. When followTail = true is set, Splunk will ignore any pre-existing content in a file and only start monitoring from the end of the file, capturing new data as it is added. This is useful when you want to start monitoring a log file but do not want to index the historical data that might be present in the file.
A . Pauses a file monitor if the queue is full: Incorrect, this is not related to the followTail attribute.
B . Only creates a tail checkpoint of the monitored file: Incorrect, while a tailing checkpoint is created for state tracking, followTail specifically refers to skipping the existing content.
C . Ingests a file starting with new content and then reading older events: Incorrect, followTail does not read older events; it skips them.
Splunk Documentation Reference:
followTail Attribute Documentation
Monitoring Files
These answers align with Splunk's best practices and available documentation on managing and configuring Splunk environments.
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