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Send specific events to an alternate index

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Send specific events to an alternate index

This example will send Windows Application events to an index called Application and keep the Windows Security events in the default index


In order to route the events correctly you will need to do 3 things:


  1. Identify a constant attribute in the event to key off of
  2. Create an entry in props.conf for that source (or sourcetype) that will call the appropriate regex
  3. Create a regex in regex.conf that when matches sends the event to the Application index

Identify an attribute 


web1.example.com	MSWinEventLog	1	Application	721	Wed Sep 06 17:05:31 2006
4156	MSDTC	Unknown User	N/A	Information	WEB1	Printers		String
message: Session idle timeout over, tearing down the session.	179
web1.example.com	MSWinEventLog	1	Security	722	Wed Sep 06 17:59:08 2006
576	Security	SYSTEM	User	Success Audit	WEB1	Privilege Use
Special privileges assigned to new logon:     User Name:      Domain:      Logon
ID: (0x0,0x4F3C5880)     Assigned: SeBackupPrivilege   SeRestorePrivilege
SeDebugPrivilege   SeChangeNotifyPrivilege   SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 525

For this example we will use the Application field as our triggers


Create an entry in props.conf:


In $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/bundles/local/props.conf add the following stanza: 


	[windows_snare_syslog]
	REGEXES-index = Application

Create an entry in regexes.conf:


In $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/bundles/local/regexes.conf add the following stanza: 


    
    [Application]
    REGEX = Application
    DEST_KEY = _MetaData:Index
    FORMAT = Application
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 2.1 , 2.2 , 2.2.1 , 2.2.3 , 2.2.6 View the Article History for its revisions.


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