This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 4.0 , 4.0.1 , 4.0.2 , 4.0.3 , 4.0.4 , 4.0.5 , 4.0.6
By default, timestamps in Splunk are formatted according the browser locale. If the browser is configured to prefer US English, the timestamps are presented in American fashion: MM/DD/YYYY:HH:MM:SS. If the browser is configured to prefer continental French or British English, then the timestamps will be presented in the traditional European date format: DD/MM/YYYY:HH:MM:SS.
Browse locale configurations are browser specific.
The locale that Splunk uses for a given session can be changed by modifying the url that you use to access Splunk. Splunk 4 URLs follow the form http://host:port/locale/.... For example, you access Splunk to log in, the url appears as http://hostname:8000/en-US/account/login. The en-US string can be changed to change the locale, for example, to </code>http://hostname:8000/en-GB/account/login</code>. This session presents and accepts timestamps in British English format for its duration.
Requesting a locale for which the Splunk interface has not been localized results in the message Invalid language Specified.