log4j
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log4j
The best way to index log4j files is to set up a standard log4j-syslog appender on your log4j host. Then configure the Splunk Server's properties to strip the syslog header prior to other processing, so Splunk doesn't think the logs are single-line syslog entries.
See the entry on stripping syslog headers for instructions on stripping the syslog headers.
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 3.2 , 3.2.1 , 3.2.2 , 3.2.3 , 3.2.4 , 3.2.5 , 3.2.6 View the Article History for its revisions.