Getting Help
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Getting Help
The most in-depth documentation for Splunk is within the set of manuals you're currently reviewing. However, you can also get help within Splunk Web and the command line interface.
Accessing help in Splunk Web
Click Help in Splunk Web to launch a set of help pages.
Accessing help in the command line (CLI)
From the command line on your Splunk Server host, type:
$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk help
How can I learn more about Splunk's advanced features?
The best way to explore advanced features is to take the tutorial
You can also explore the command line interface using its inline help. To get started, type:
$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk help
I lost my Splunk.com password. What do I do?
Use the recover password feature of the site to have your username and/or password emailed to the address on record.
How do I report problems?
Submit your issue with on our online case submission form or email us at support@splunk.com.
How can I make suggestions?
You can always send an email to our support team at support@splunk.com. Also check out our Live Roadmap where you can vote on upcoming features.
I have some questions that aren't answered here. Where can I get help?
Start with our Documentation.
For help from experienced Splunkers, come to our Wiki and check out what other people have done with their Splunk deployments.
For help -- yes, it's free! -- from the Splunk Support team, submit an online support case (you must be a registered user and log in to use this service). You can also use our IRC support channel. The channel name is #splunk on the EFnet IRC (irc.efnet.org) network.
Splunk customers with an enterprise license have additional premium support options. For full information on our support offerings, click here.
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 , 3.3 , 3.3.1 , 3.3.2 , 3.3.3 , 3.3.4 , 3.4 , 3.4.1 , 3.4.2 , 3.4.3 , 3.4.5 , 3.4.6 , 3.4.8 , 3.4.9 , 3.4.10 , 3.4.11 , 3.4.12 , 3.4.13 , 3.4.14 View the Article History for its revisions.