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Before you install

Before installing Splunk on your system:

Some platform-specific installers come in both a package form and a tarball. Follow the instructions for your specific package or tarball.

Installing as root

Splunk must run as root or as a member of the splunk group. When installing from any type of package manager that isn't a tarball, you must install as root. When you install Splunk with root privileges, it creates the user splunk and group splunk (if they do not already exist). If you do not install Splunk with root privileges, it won't attempt to create users or groups.

Splunk can run as any user on the local system. However, the user Splunk runs as must have access rights to read all the data inputs you define. Keep in mind that some files and directories may be in privileged locations and therefore will not be indexed if you don't have the correct ownership settings.

Running Splunk on Windows

The user Splunk runs as must have permissions to:

  • Run as a service.
  • Read whatever files you are configuring it to monitor.
  • Write to Splunk's directory.

Disabling update checker

Splunk Web is configured to check for new versions of itself. If you are running Splunk on a LAN that is not connected to the rest of the Web, you will want to disable this feature.

What ports Splunk uses

Splunk uses two network ports by default; ports 8000 (Splunk Web) and 8089 (management port) are opened initially. You can also enable SSL for Splunk Web after you install.

What gets installed

For a complete list of files that Splunk installs, refer to the file manifest for your platform, located in $SPLUNK_HOME, at the same level as the /etc directory.

Advanced installation topics

Before you start Splunk for the first time, review the topics under Advanced Installation. The topics include configuring Splunk to start at boot time, bind to an IP, and run as a non-root user.

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  1. THANK YOU HOPE IT WORKS
    Posted by FLOWMONEY189 on Jun 29 2008, 8:45pm

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