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Recognize localized (such as European) timestamp formats

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Recognize localized (such as European) timestamp formats

By default, timestamps in Splunk are formatted according the browser locale. If the browser is configured to prefer US English, the timestamps are presented in American fashion: MM/DD/YYYY:HH:MM:SS. If the browser is configured to prefer continental French or British English, then the timestamps will be presented in the traditional European date format: DD/MM/YYYY:HH:MM:SS.

Browse locale configurations are browser specific.

Overriding the Browser locale

The locale that Splunk uses for a given session can be changed by modifying the url that you use to access Splunk. Splunk 4 URLs follow the form http://host:port/locale/.... For example, you access Splunk to log in, the url appears as http://hostname:8000/en-US/account/login. The en-US string can be changed to change the locale, for example, to </code>http://hostname:8000/en-GB/account/login</code>. This session presents and accepts timestamps in British English format for its duration.

Requesting a locale for which the Splunk interface has not been localized results in the message Invalid language Specified.

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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 4.0 , 4.0.1 , 4.0.2 , 4.0.3 , 4.0.4 , 4.0.5 , 4.0.6 , 4.0.7 , 4.0.8 , 4.0.9 , 4.0.10 , 4.0.11 View the Article History for its revisions.


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