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Users, Authentication & Access Control

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Users, Authentication & Access Control

Splunk Server

The free Splunk Server does not support username/password authentication.


Splunk Professional

Log in to an administrator account and click the Admin link in the upper right corner of the interface. Click the User tab to add, edit, or delete accounts. There are three levels of account:


To add, edit or delete usernames, passwords and privileges (User / Power User / Admin) click Admin at the upper left of the interface. You must be logged in as an admin-level user to edit accounts.


Lost Admin Password

Should you lose the password to the sole admin account for your installation, contact Splunk Support for assistance in restoring it. For security reasons there is no simple hack to get around a lost password.

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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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