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Set a default App

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Set a default App

You can set a default App, either per user or globally. This App displays by default every time you log into Splunk. Use these settings to bypass Launcher.

Configuration

1. Create a file called user-prefs.conf in the user's local directory (to apply to a user): 

$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/<user>/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf

Or in the user-prefs App directory (to apply globally): 

$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf

2. Add the following to the user-prefs.conf file: 

default_namespace = <App>

Note: The App name is case-sensitive.

3. Restart Splunk to load your new configuration.

Example

For example, set the default App for the admin user to the Search App:

1. Edit $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/admin/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf. For the test user, it would be in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/test/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf

2. Add the following: 

default_namespace = search
Retrieved from "http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/4.0/Developer/DefaultApp"

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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