Windows can prevent a Splunk forwarder from reading open files. If files need to be read while they are being written to, what type of input stanza needs to be created?
The correct answer is C. MonitorNoHandle.
The other options are incorrect because:
An input stanza is a section in the inputs.conf configuration file that defines the settings for a specific type of input, such as files, directories, network ports, scripts, or Windows event logs. An input stanza starts with a square bracket, followed by the input type and the input path or name. For example, [monitor:///var/log] is an input stanza for monitoring the /var/log directory.
1: Monitor files and directories - Splunk Documentation
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3: How Splunk Enterprise monitors files and directories - Splunk Documentation
4: Upload a file - Splunk Documentation
5: Use forwarders to get data into Splunk Enterprise - Splunk Documentation
[6]: inputs.conf - Splunk Documentation
When should the Data Preview feature be used?
Timestamp recognition: You can verify that Splunk software correctly identifies the timestamps of your events and assigns them to the _time field.
Event breaking: You can verify that Splunk software correctly breaks your data stream into individual events based on the line breaker and should linemerge settings.
Source type assignment: You can verify that Splunk software correctly assigns a source type to your data based on the props.conf file settings. You can also manually override the source type if needed.
Field extraction: You can verify that Splunk software correctly extracts fields from your events based on the transforms.conf file settings. You can also use the Interactive Field Extractor (IFX) to create custom field extractions.
The other options are incorrect because:
B) When previewing the data before searching. The Data Preview feature does not allow you to search the data, but only to view how it will be indexed. To preview the data before searching, you can use the Search app and specify a time range or a sample ratio.
C) When reviewing data on the source host. The Data Preview feature does not access the data on the source host, but only the data that has been uploaded or monitored by Splunk software. To review data on the source host, you can use the Splunk Universal Forwarder or the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.
Windows can prevent a Splunk forwarder from reading open files. If files need to be read while they are being written to, what type of input stanza needs to be created?
The correct answer is C. MonitorNoHandle.
The other options are incorrect because:
An input stanza is a section in the inputs.conf configuration file that defines the settings for a specific type of input, such as files, directories, network ports, scripts, or Windows event logs. An input stanza starts with a square bracket, followed by the input type and the input path or name. For example, [monitor:///var/log] is an input stanza for monitoring the /var/log directory.
1: Monitor files and directories - Splunk Documentation
2: How to configure props.conf for proper line breaking ... - Splunk Community
3: How Splunk Enterprise monitors files and directories - Splunk Documentation
4: Upload a file - Splunk Documentation
5: Use forwarders to get data into Splunk Enterprise - Splunk Documentation
[6]: inputs.conf - Splunk Documentation
Which file will be matched for the following monitor stanza in inputs. conf?
The correct answer is C. /var/log/host_460352847/bar/file/foo.txt.
[monitor://<input path>]
Therefore, the file /var/log/host_460352847/bar/file/foo.txt will be matched by the monitor stanza, as it meets the criteria. The other files will not be matched, because:
A) /var/log/host_460352847/temp/bar/file/csv/foo.txt has a .csv extension, not a .txt extension.
B) /var/log/host_460352847/bar/foo.txt is not located in a subdirectory under the bar directory, but directly in the bar directory.
D) /var/log/host_460352847/temp/bar/file/foo.txt is located in a subdirectory named file under the bar directory, not directly in the bar directory.
What is the correct example to redact a plain-text password from raw events?
The correct answer is B. in props.conf:
[identity]
SEDCMD-redact_pw = s/password=([^,|/s]+)/ ####REACTED####/g
s/password=([^,|/s]+)/ ####REACTED####/g
The g flag at the end means that the replacement is applied globally, not just to the first match.
Option A is incorrect because it uses the REGEX attribute instead of the SEDCMD attribute. The REGEX attribute is used to extract fields from events, not to modify them.
Option C is incorrect because it uses the transforms.conf file instead of the props.conf file. The transforms.conf file is used to define transformations that can be applied to fields or events, such as lookups, evaluations, or replacements. However, these transformations are applied after indexing, not before.
Option D is incorrect because it uses both the wrong attribute and the wrong file. There is no REGEX-redact_pw attribute in the transforms.conf file.
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