This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk.
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 3.0 , 3.0.1 , 3.0.2 , 3.1 , 3.1.1 , 3.1.2 , 3.1.3 , 3.1.4
You can only configure the Get Started module through the CLI.
Copy prefs.conf from $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/bundles/default/ into $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/bundles/local/. Open $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/bundles/local/prefs.conf.
Note: DO NOT edit prefs.conf in default/. This may break your Splunk instance's web interface.
Look for this bit of code:
dashboard_customList_Getting_started_text =
<ul>
<li>If you're new to Splunk, see the quick <a href="http://www.splunk.com/r/tutorial" target="splunk">tutorial</a> to learn your way around.</li>
<li>You can customize the message that appears in this module with tips for your environment. <a href="http://www.splunk.com/r/get_started_dash" target="splunk">Learn how</a>.</li>
</ul>
You can edit this part of prefs.conf to configure your Get Started module. For best practice, you can edit anything between the prefs.conf from local/ to revert to default/.
Any changes require a restart of your Splunk interface.