Known issues

The following are issues and workarounds for this version of Splunk Enterprise.

Issues are listed in all relevant sections. Some issues appear more than once.

Refer to System requirements in the Installation Manual for a list of supported platforms and architectures.

For a list of deprecated features and platforms, refer to Deprecated features and removed features in this manual.

Upgrade issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-04-04	SPL-253690, SPL-247255	Issue with Splunk Enterprise version 9.1.x and 9.2.0 when connected to proxy server Workaround: An enhancement was introduced to the search process in Splunk Enterprise version 9.1.1 that optimizes searches by using the peer's IP address instead of querying DNS for the target peers. If an http_proxy is specified in the server.conf file, the enhancement causes the originating peer's IP address to fail to resolve. As a result, the IP address of the proxy, instead of the originating peer, is logged and utilized in the peers.csv file during search operations, causing the following error message to display in Splunk Web: "Received error from proxy server". To disable the new DNS query optimization and eliminate the error, add the following setting to the distsearch.conf file: [distributedSearch] useIPAddrAsHost=false
2020-08-31	SPL-194426	External search command chunked v2 python SDK fails with multibyte result data under python 3. Workaround: Apps may experience this issue if they: implement a custom search command using the Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python between versions 1.6.5 and 1.6.13; are executed by Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud using Python 3; and are sent events with multi-byte characters. App developers whose apps implement a custom search command using a version of the Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python must update to version 1.6.14 or higher and release new versions of their apps. Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud administrators who are using apps impacted by this issue must update to app versions that use the Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python version 1.6.14 or higher. If this is not possible, administrators are encouraged to either: allow these apps to be executed using Python 2; or cease usage of impacted apps until updated versions are available.
2020-07-10	SPL-191850	The .deb installation package will fail if dpkg version doesn't support an .xz compressed control file. Workaround: Update dpkg to version 1.17.6 or later.
2018-04-13	SPL-153403	After running the "clean userdata" command, admin is unable to login with msg "No users exist. Please set up a new user." Workaround: Create a $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/user-seed.conf and restart Splunk [user_info] PASSWORD = <yourpassword>

Data input issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2022-08-17	SPL-228646, SPL-228645	Restart is needed when AWS access key pairs rotate (w/o grace period) or other S3 config settings for Ingest Actions become invalid
2022-08-09	SPL-228117, SPL-257140	"file" is incorrectly listed as a supported scheme for ingest actions in outputs.conf.spec
2022-04-08	SPL-222366	Ingest Actions does not work with Splunk Free, Personalized Devtest, Developer, and Forwarder-only licenses

Search issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-05-09	SPL-255514	"| timechart count" search is causing Splunk to crash with "Crashing thread: searchOrchestrator" Workaround: When using a search with only the timechart command in a search: | timechart count Splunk instance will crash with "Crashing thread: searchOrchestrator". Currently there is no workaround other than not using this search string
2024-04-12	SPL-254077, SPL-241370	CIDR match for tstats with ipv6 addresses isn't supported Workaround: The tstats command currently doesn't filter events with CIDR match on fields that contain IPv6 addresses. Running tstats searches containing IPv6 addresses might result in the following error indicating that the addresses are treated as non-exact queries: Error in 'TsidxStats': WHERE clause is not an exact query
2024-04-04	SPL-253690, SPL-247255	Issue with Splunk Enterprise version 9.1.x and 9.2.0 when connected to proxy server Workaround: An enhancement was introduced to the search process in Splunk Enterprise version 9.1.1 that optimizes searches by using the peer's IP address instead of querying DNS for the target peers. If an http_proxy is specified in the server.conf file, the enhancement causes the originating peer's IP address to fail to resolve. As a result, the IP address of the proxy, instead of the originating peer, is logged and utilized in the peers.csv file during search operations, causing the following error message to display in Splunk Web: "Received error from proxy server". To disable the new DNS query optimization and eliminate the error, add the following setting to the distsearch.conf file: [distributedSearch] useIPAddrAsHost=false
2023-12-18	SPL-248552	ProcessDispatchedSearch error displayed - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process Workaround: There is no workaround. Details This issue affects Microsoft Windows environments only. The only impact of this error is that some log lines might be dropped from Splunk's own search.log and splunkd.log files. Searches still work as usual.
2023-06-09	SPL-240774	The DELIMS setting or the kvdelim option may not be applied correctly when the k/v delim character appears 2 or more times in a field value Workaround: Perform field extractions by modifying your searches using other commands, such as the rex command or eval command.
2023-04-14	SPL-238738	Federated Search for Splunk does not support the "Show Source" Field Action
2023-03-28	SPL-237902	Ad hoc searches that specify earliest relative time offset assuming from 'now' should explicitly include 'latest=now' to avoid a potential time range inaccuracy Workaround: Ad hoc searches searches that use the earliest time modifier with a relative time offset should also include 'latest=now' in order to avoid time range inaccuracies. For example, if you want to get all events from the last 10 seconds starting at 01:00:10, the following search returns all events that occur between the time of 01:00:00 and 01:00:10, as expected. index=main earliest=-10s latest=now Running the same search without including 'latest=now' might produce unpredictable results or impact performance in certain scenarios when the search head is overloaded with ad hoc searches. See Specify earliest relative time offset and latest time in ad hoc searches in the Splunk platform Search Manual.
2022-07-29	SPL-227633	Error : Script execution failed for external search command 'runshellscript' Workaround: The setting precalculate_required_fields_for_alerts=0 can be set on saved searches that have no other alert actions attached aside from the "Run A Script" action, to quash the error. For saved searches that have multiple alert action attached, this may not be safe as it will disable back propagation of required fields for all alert actions, which might result in the parent search extracting more fields than required, which could negatively impact performance for that search.
2021-12-21	SPL-216787	Searches are cancelled or time out when the user leaves the browser window or switches tabs. Workaround: In Splunk Enterprise 8.1.7, 8.2.4, and higher change the job_default_auto_cancel setting in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/web.conf from the default value of 30 to 62. Details This issue is caused by power saving settings in recent browser versions, where Javascript timers may be throttled. The user typically sees the following message in the search window on foreground searches: DAG Execution Exception: Search has been cancelled Search auto-canceled The search job has failed due to an error. You may be able to view the job in the Job Inspector
2021-09-22	SPL-212495, SPL-196040, SPL-219811	Excessive logging 'WARN SearchResultsFiles Unable to parse site_label, label=invalid due to err="Invalid site id: invalid"' for SearchResultsFiles Workaround: none
2021-02-25	SPL-201628	`srchTimeWin` and `srchTimeEarliest` settings cannot be unset for the admin role. Workaround: Ensure that the admin role is not configured as "Unset" and is explicitly configured to either no restriction or a restriction in the UI (Navigate to Edit Role > Resources > Role search time window limit), or through conf file authorize.conf under attribute name srchTimeEarliest.
2020-12-04	SPL-198284, SPL-231587	Crash in search process in PrecacheUsersThread when max_searches_per_process is set lower than default Workaround: Set limits.conf back to default, by removing any override of max_searches_per_process. For example: [search] max_searches_per_process=1 to [search]
2020-08-31	SPL-194426	External search command chunked v2 python SDK fails with multibyte result data under python 3. Workaround: Apps may experience this issue if they: implement a custom search command using the Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python between versions 1.6.5 and 1.6.13; are executed by Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud using Python 3; and are sent events with multi-byte characters. App developers whose apps implement a custom search command using a version of the Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python must update to version 1.6.14 or higher and release new versions of their apps. Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud administrators who are using apps impacted by this issue must update to app versions that use the Splunk Enterprise SDK for Python version 1.6.14 or higher. If this is not possible, administrators are encouraged to either: allow these apps to be executed using Python 2; or cease usage of impacted apps until updated versions are available.
2020-02-12	SPL-183259	When generating LISPY for field values that are numbers (""), the values aren't deduplicated, which can cause slowdowns in certain scenarios Workaround: Dedup values in search before, for example: instead of index="field_test" [search index="field_test" globalCallID_callId=1234* | fields globalCallID_callId] add a stats or dedup in the subsearch: index="field_test" [search index="field_test" globalCallID_callId=123* | stats values(globalCallID_callId) AS globalCallID_callId | mvexpand globalCallID_callId ] If that list is still large and you're seeing the slowdown, consider moving the filtering to a | where after the initial search, for example: index="field_test" globalCallID_callId=* | where [search index="field_test" globalCallID_callId=123* | stats values(globalCallID_callId) AS globalCallID_callId | mvexpand globalCallID_callId ]
2020-01-10	SPL-181573	geostats provides incorrect results for lower zoom levels when split BY has a higher cardinality than globallimit. Workaround: - Increase globallimit to the value of "unique values" number mentioned in the warning message: "The split by field <field> has a large number of unique values <number>. Chart column set will be trimmed to 10. Use globallimit argument to control column count." - Use very high globallimit in geostats and post process after if needed - Don't use BY in geostats - Use lower cardinality BY and/or higher globallimit in geostats
2017-07-13	SPL-143111	"Splunkd daemon is not responding" when edit local windows event log collection
2017-04-04	SPL-140765	Splunk having problems extracting json file consisting of 68k plus key-value pairs
2016-11-29	SPL-133182	When two datasets have identical names but one is local (private) while the other is global, attempts to view or extend the global dataset use results from the local dataset instead.
2014-10-02	SPL-91638, SPL-107375	For scheduled searches in a search head cluster, empty search jobs may appear in the job inspector for a cluster member.

Federated search issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-10-15	SPL-264529, SPL-261801	Search with mcatalog command returns missing metrics when used with append=t and last index is not valid
2023-09-05	SPL-244248, SPL-239298	Federated Search, Enterprise --> Cloud configuration: Performance degradation increases when the number of indexers increases in the RSH Workaround: One possible workaround is to use a more efficient query. For example, use "| tstats count where index=main by splunk_server" instead of "index=main | stats count by splunk_server". Another workaround is to change the max_workers_searchparser setting to a value lower than its default. Use this workaround if you are using your Splunk Enterprise federated search head (FSH) instance only for running federated searches. This workaround might affect non-federated searches. On the Splunk Enterprise FSH, follow these steps: Create limits.conf in a local/ folder. Set the max_workers_searchparser setting to a number lower than its default (1 or 2). For more information about this setting see the Admin Manual. Test which setting value provides a better performance.
2023-07-20	SPL-242282, SPL-242864	Federated Searches fail for union commands when query optimization diverge between FSH x RSH
2023-05-22	SPL-240242, SPL-262206	Federated Search: When exporting results, the remote search head (RSH) returns exceptions when it sees federated search head (FSH) socket errors. The RSH should ignore FSH socket errors.
2023-05-02	SPL-239436	In standard mode federated search, outputlookup existence check on RSH causes search to terminate early although it is not run on RSH Workaround: Define the lookup on both federated search head and remote search head.
2023-04-14	SPL-238738	Federated Search for Splunk does not support the "Show Source" Field Action
2023-04-11	SPL-238512, SPL-239266	Federated search UI does not support mapping federated indexes to data model datasets that have dot characters in their names
2023-04-10	SPL-238501	Federated search "outputlookup" command cannot add data to local lookup table Workaround: Define the same lookup on the remote search head too, so the remote search head will not error out early and return 0 results.
2022-10-19	SPL-231712	Create/Edit Role - In the UI, the "Wildcards" tool cannot be used to specify allowed federated indexes for standard mode federated search
2022-07-15	SPL-226877	Federated Search UI Error: Cannot create saved search dataset for federated index if dataset name contains space Workaround: Use REST API to create the federated saved search instead: curl -k -u <username>:<password> -X POST https://localhost:8089/servicesNS/nobody/search/data/federated/index -d name=federated:index_kathy -d federated.dataset='savedsearch:ss with space' -d federated.provider=remote_deployment_1 See Federated search endpoint descriptions in the REST API Reference Manual.
2022-05-31	SPL-225037	Remote dataset dropdown menu resets to "Index" after selecting federated provider
2022-02-25	SPL-219793	Some commands in federated searches return incorrect resultCount values when run in verbose mode Workaround: Use Verbose and Smart mode specifically for searches with transforming commands like stats, chart, and timechart, and then review the results in the Statistics tab. To review event counts, run non-transforming searches in Fast mode. Search-time field extraction usually requires searches without transforming commands that run in either Verbose or Smart mode. When you run searches in Fast mode, you can ensure that search-time field extraction takes place for federated searches by appending | fields * to the ends of your searches.
2022-02-08	SPL-218842, SPL-252272, SPL-242740	Some reporting commands in federated search return incorrect eventCount Workaround: Use Verbose and Smart mode specifically for searches with transforming commands like stats, chart, and timechart, and then review the results in the Statistics tab. To review event counts, run non-transforming searches in Fast mode. Search-time field extraction usually requires searches without transforming commands that run in either Verbose or Smart mode. When you run searches in Fast mode, you can ensure that search-time field extraction takes place for federated searches by appending | fields * to the ends of your searches.
2022-02-08	SPL-218841	Reporting command in verbose mode returns 0 events despite correct event_count
2021-10-14	SPL-213745, SPL-251131	Standard mode federated search: Unable to set federated index as default index

Saved search, alerting, scheduling, and job management issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-01-19	SPL-249712	Emails from alerts not sent when using sendemail due to authentication error caused by changes in cli_common library Workaround: Replace Python scripts for sendemail with older versions, specifically sendemail.py and sendemailhandler.py. The Python scripts are located in the Search and Reporting app under $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/search/bin. Run a test search to confirm emails are NOT arriving. Confirm/update email settings in one UI (email config, ensure linkhostname is blank, ensure there is no reply email is in the field "send as"). Allow time for replication. Confirm email settings in UI on each box (email config, ensure linkhostname is blank, ensure there is no reply email is in the field "send as"). Backup 9.1.x sendemail Python scripts on each host. Remove 9.1.x sendemail Python scripts on each host. Restore 9.0.x backup sendemail Python scripts on each host. Run a test search to confirm emails are arriving on each host.
2023-07-21	SPL-242301, SPL-231558	The UI trigger for summary rebuild doesn't work for some accelerated data models that have no root-event dataset and have a reporting command in first root search dataset Workaround: The workaround is to change the Data Model definition to reorder the root search objects such that the root search object that can be accelerated is the very first one in the list. For instance, for the provided `test_internal_audit_logs.json`, edit the JSON file on disk and move `failed_searches` dataset before `fully_completed_searches`.
2023-07-07	SPL-241821	Data Model Accelerations that have Automatic Rebuilds enabled may lead to unbounded memory growth due to search expansion, resulting in Out of Memory errors Workaround: For a data model that is experiencing high memory usage, perform the following steps: On your Splunk platform deployment, in Splunk Web, select Settings and then Data Models. Select Edit for the data model that is experiencing high memory usage, and then select Edit Acceleration. Open Advanced Settings. Disable Automatic Rebuilds. Furthermore, applying index constraints to restrict the list of indexes searched for building a given DMA summary and applying tags allowlisting would help curtail the memory usage.
2019-09-20	SPL-176812	Multiple SH Clustering with single deployer can't use datamodel summary sharing
2018-09-19	SPL-160286	The data preview for the Add Data workflow does not display for Log to Metrics source types
2017-11-29	SPL-146802	Distributed environment requires index defined on search head for log event alerts
2017-08-14	SPL-143947	Report acceleration is broken for users with a configured role-based access filter

Charting, reporting, and visualization issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2023-06-30	SPL-241687, SCP-62360	In Dashboard Studio table visualizations, the number 0 is on the left side of cells, but all other numbers are on the right side.
2023-06-29	SPL-241626	Chain searches connected to a base search with a risky command don't provide a pop-up to accept the risky command. Workaround: Create another visualization, such as a rectangle, and connect it with only the base search. Accept the risky command activated by the base search.
2023-06-21	SPL-241274	Dashboard Studio fails to load dashboards and displays the error "Cannot convert undefined or null to object" when search results return "null" values. Workaround: Replace the "null" value with "empty" by appending an SPL replace command to the search query. For example, | replace "null" WITH "empty" IN <fieldname>.
2023-06-14	SPL-240964	Visualization action buttons are not working as expected in Dashboard Studio home dashboards. Workaround: Open the impacted dashboard in its original dashboard page instead of the home dashboard page.
2023-06-14	SPL-240965	Dashboard Studio home dashboard flickers on specific viewport resolutions with scrollbar visibility set to always Workaround: Resize the viewport or current monitor resolution. If the issue persists, try changing the dimensions of the dashboard.
2023-06-08	SPL-240750	Inconsistency in displayed timezone in Dashboard Studio when using time range tokens
2016-04-27	SPL-118911	In SHC, referenced saved real-time searches in a dashboard do not stream results. Workaround: See Troubleshoot referenced real-time searches for workaround details.

Distributed search and search head clustering issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2021-09-22	SPL-212495, SPL-196040, SPL-219811	Excessive logging 'WARN SearchResultsFiles Unable to parse site_label, label=invalid due to err="Invalid site id: invalid"' for SearchResultsFiles Workaround: none
2021-03-26	SPL-203060	The splunkd process changes the local distsearch.conf on service start Workaround: There is no workaround. After upgrading to Splunk Enterprise 8.x, the splunkd process checks and modifies the local/distsearch.conf on each service start. The process will: Remove any settings that define default values already set in the /default/distsearch.conf file. Removes comments preceded by a hash. Reorders the KV pairs alphanumerically within a stanza. Reorders stanzas within the file.
2017-11-29	SPL-146802	Distributed environment requires index defined on search head for log event alerts
2017-03-13	SPL-138654	Splunk searches fail when filepath gets too long on Windows
2016-07-12	SPL-124085	On Search Head Cluster It is not possible to remove an App from the SHs once it has been disabled.

Data model and pivot issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2023-07-21	SPL-242301, SPL-231558	The UI trigger for summary rebuild doesn't work for some accelerated data models that have no root-event dataset and have a reporting command in first root search dataset Workaround: The workaround is to change the Data Model definition to reorder the root search objects such that the root search object that can be accelerated is the very first one in the list. For instance, for the provided `test_internal_audit_logs.json`, edit the JSON file on disk and move `failed_searches` dataset before `fully_completed_searches`.
2023-07-07	SPL-241821	Data Model Accelerations that have Automatic Rebuilds enabled may lead to unbounded memory growth due to search expansion, resulting in Out of Memory errors Workaround: For a data model that is experiencing high memory usage, perform the following steps: On your Splunk platform deployment, in Splunk Web, select Settings and then Data Models. Select Edit for the data model that is experiencing high memory usage, and then select Edit Acceleration. Open Advanced Settings. Disable Automatic Rebuilds. Furthermore, applying index constraints to restrict the list of indexes searched for building a given DMA summary and applying tags allowlisting would help curtail the memory usage.
2019-09-20	SPL-176812	Multiple SH Clustering with single deployer can't use datamodel summary sharing

Indexer and indexer clustering issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-05-29	SPL-256657, SPL-255517	Indexer Discovery deadlock during tcpout reload
2016-08-25	SPL-127353	Data rebalance finishes early when one peer is the source for all buckets Workaround: when only one indexer in a cluster indexed data (has all the searchable copies), rebalance once before adding the new indexer, and then rebalance a second time

Universal forwarder issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2022-08-17	SPL-228646, SPL-228645	Restart is needed when AWS access key pairs rotate (w/o grace period) or other S3 config settings for Ingest Actions become invalid
2022-06-23	SPL-226019	Warning appears in the universal forwarder whenever any spl command is run: Warning: Attempting to revert the SPLUNK_HOME ownership Warning: Executing "chown -R splunk /opt/splunkforwarder". This warning is expected and will not affect functionality.
2022-06-06	SPL-225379	Ownership of files mentioned in manifest file is splunk:splunk instead of root:root after enabling boot start as root user for initd Workaround: When changing UF user, manually chown SPLUNK_HOME to the new user, including first time install/upgrade, or manually enable boot-start.
2022-03-23	SPL-221239	System Introspect App fails when universal forwarder is installed at non-admin user

Monitoring Console issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-06-28	SPL-258394	Health Report for destination output issues show Last 50 detailed logs in Indexer Cluster nodes but not in Search Head or Cluster Manager
2023-12-08	SPL-248160, SPL-243155	The Monitoring Console does not show Indexer and Search Head statistics on the Overview page
2023-09-14	SPL-244687, SPL-249851	Bucket Health Status is not cleared even after 24 hours until a new bucket is created
2021-03-29	SPL-203100	Summary page on monitoring console doesn't show correct RF/SF when not running on the CM.
2019-11-13	SPL-179528	The splunktcp and splunktcp-ssl stanzas are not reloadable in inputs.conf
2017-08-14	SPL-143981	Uninstall app dialog does not show the app name correctly when the app doesn't have the label
2017-05-24	SPL-141982	Upload modal should use size=large File element
2017-04-19	SPL-141274	Clicking Install multiple times in Install dialog causes error
2016-11-14	SPL-132151	XML error when trying to download uninstalled app

Splunk Web and interface issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2022-05-31	SPL-225037	Remote dataset dropdown menu resets to "Index" after selecting federated provider
2021-12-21	SPL-216787	Searches are cancelled or time out when the user leaves the browser window or switches tabs. Workaround: In Splunk Enterprise 8.1.7, 8.2.4, and higher change the job_default_auto_cancel setting in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/web.conf from the default value of 30 to 62. Details This issue is caused by power saving settings in recent browser versions, where Javascript timers may be throttled. The user typically sees the following message in the search window on foreground searches: DAG Execution Exception: Search has been cancelled Search auto-canceled The search job has failed due to an error. You may be able to view the job in the Job Inspector
2017-07-13	SPL-143111	"Splunkd daemon is not responding" when edit local windows event log collection

Windows-specific issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-09-04	SPL-262045, SPL-257961	On Windows Splunk Enterprise Platform process instrument-resource-usage continuing growing its handles count for handle object Process. Workaround: Either proactively monitor and restart Splunk or kill splunkd process "instrument-resource-usage". Alternatively, disable introspection altogether. In the introspection_generator_addon app add the [introspection:generator:resource_usage] stanza in  %SPLUNK_HOME%\etc\apps\introspection_generator_addon\local\server.conf as follow: [introspection:generator:resource_usage] disabled = true acquireExtra_i_data = false
2024-09-04	SPL-262049, SPL-257961	On Windows Splunk Enterprise Platform process instrument-resource-usage continuing growing its handles count for handle object Process. Workaround: Either proactively monitor and restart Splunk or kill splunkd process "instrument-resource-usage". Alternatively, disable introspection altogether. In the introspection_generator_addon app add the [introspection:generator:resource_usage] stanza in  %SPLUNK_HOME%\etc\apps\introspection_generator_addon\local\server.conf as follow: [introspection:generator:resource_usage] disabled = true acquireExtra_i_data = false
2024-09-04	SPL-262047, SPL-257961	On Windows Splunk Enterprise Platform process instrument-resource-usage continuing growing its handles count for handle object Process. Workaround: Either proactively monitor and restart Splunk or kill splunkd process "instrument-resource-usage". Alternatively, disable introspection altogether. In the introspection_generator_addon app add the [introspection:generator:resource_usage] stanza in  %SPLUNK_HOME%\etc\apps\introspection_generator_addon\local\server.conf as follow: [introspection:generator:resource_usage] disabled = true acquireExtra_i_data = false

REST, Simple XML, and Advanced XML issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2020-07-28	SPL-192792	tsidxWritingLevel and other fields are set empty after updating index in UI
2017-07-13	SPL-143111	"Splunkd daemon is not responding" when edit local windows event log collection
2016-10-31	SPL-131072	Datamodel backend allows invalid time values

PDF issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2016-11-23	SPL-132925	Table data rows generated with the addcoltotals command do not show up in PDF Workaround: If you are using addcoltotals to generate a totals data row, renaming the _time field can cause PDF generation issues. Remove the label and labelfield or change the label to a number to generate the PDF as expected.

Admin and CLI issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2023-04-03	SPL-238114	messages.conf roles attribute not working as documented in messages.conf.spec
2021-03-26	SPL-203060	The splunkd process changes the local distsearch.conf on service start Workaround: There is no workaround. After upgrading to Splunk Enterprise 8.x, the splunkd process checks and modifies the local/distsearch.conf on each service start. The process will: Remove any settings that define default values already set in the /default/distsearch.conf file. Removes comments preceded by a hash. Reorders the KV pairs alphanumerically within a stanza. Reorders stanzas within the file.
2020-07-28	SPL-192792	tsidxWritingLevel and other fields are set empty after updating index in UI
2020-04-14	SPL-186365	Users are able to create/clone knowledge objects into apps where they lack permissions
2019-08-05	SPL-174406, SPL-109254	Root unable to run splunk cli if SPLUNK_OS_USER is set
2018-08-13	SPL-158658	A timeout or slow response when accessing Splunk Web Licensing page Workaround: A timeout or slow performance of the license management page is caused by a build-up of historical license warning messages, which are processed every time the page is accessed. Can be verified by running this search on the License Manager: | rest splunk_server=local /services/licenser/messages If a high value is returned for that end point, you are likely affected. Log a support ticket with Splunk to obtain a license reset key, and apply the key to clear out any historical license warning messages. After the reset license is applied, the license management pages should load normally.
2017-11-29	SPL-146820	Unable to access some settings/manager pages (data model editor) if starting from the setup page of a non-visible app Workaround: Navigate to a visible app, such as the search and reporting app, and access the Splunk settings pages from that app context.
2017-11-07	SPL-146255	limits.conf enable_clipping cloropleth setting is app/user tunable rather than global like the rest of limits.conf
2017-04-03	SPL-140747	SSL connection in Python when using new ciphers may be slow.
2016-11-09	SPL-131880	Reports/Alerts owned by the deleted user cannot be found in the Orphaned filter for the Reassign Knowledge Objects page

Uncategorized issues

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2024-05-21	SPL-256104	Maximum daily volume for a pool displayed as Unlimited, when license maximum typed in manually in 'A specific amount' field Workaround: When setting up maximum daily volume for this pool, choose 'The license maximum' option.
2023-09-25	SPL-245071, SCP-64986	Splunk Assist causes excessive logging before activation, sometimes on instances that do not run Splunk Assist at all Workaround: Disable Splunk Assist fully on those instances, see "Turn off Splunk Assist" in the Splunk Documentation for the procedure: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.1/DMC/ActivateAssist#Turn_off_Splunk_Assist Modular inputs can be disabled individually in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/splunk_assist/local/inputs.conf
2023-05-08	SPL-239663	Search History uses All Time range
2022-11-14	SPL-232803	Job endpoint /services/search/jobs not returning QUEUED jobs Workaround: Queued job displays using job endpoint with SID: | rest /services/search/jobs/1668102339.174_23558BC9-6A39-4F4A-9FD2-968C358489B7 splunk_server=local
2022-04-06	SPL-222105	When all inherited roles are taken out from admin role, it will cause admin user failed to show other users even though all capabilities is set natively. Workaround: Two possible approaches: 1. Remove the option grantableRoles = admin from authorize.conf - this is not permanent workaround and will need to be done every time admin role is modified. 2. Add any capabilities that the other user roles have to the "admin" role.
2021-04-24	SPL-204740, SPL-204735	Deletion of a workload pool is allowed if there is a 'disabled' rule that is related to that workload pool and this can cause errors if the rule is re-enabled later Workaround: To prevent this issue: When you delete a workload pool, please make sure that you delete any disabled workload rules that are associated with that workload pool. To resolve the issue if you encounter this: Disable or delete the workload rule that is associated with a workload pool that does not exist anymore.
2021-03-19	SPL-202682	The license usage report tab name is Previous 60 days, but the reports run over the last 30 days
2021-02-10	SPL-200532	SmartStore: Stuck fixup due to inability to freeze unsearchable/unstable bucket Workaround: This issue is caused by a single unsearchable bucket that has been frozen while not existing on remote storage. The bucket copy on the peer node's cache remains stuck in the fixup state, resulting in messages to the effect that all data is not searchable, the replication factor is not met, and the search factor is not met. To resolve, on the peer node, invoke the "/services/cluster/peer/buckets" endpoint, specifying the faulty bucket, setting "search_state=Searchable" to make the bucket searchable. You do not need to restart the peer node afterwards. Here is the syntax for the required endpoint: curl -k -u admin https://<peer_node_with_bucket>:<mgmt_port>/services/cluster/peer/buckets/<bucket_id>/change_bucket -d bucket_mask=0 -d search_state=Searchable -d generation_id=0 -d searchable_sources="peer,site,server_name,host_port_pair,replication_port,replication_use_ssl,searchable,bucket_mask" Note that pairs of angle brackets indicate variables that must correspond to your instance and bucket.
2020-10-01	SPL-195810	Using CLI command to stop migration of KVstore on a SHC running on Windows OS can cause the SHC captain to reach an invalid state Workaround: Restart the SHC captain
2020-08-10	SPL-193389	Parallel upload is not supported in gcp-sse-kms encryption mode Workaround: In the volumes using gcp-sse-kms encryption mode, specify "remote.gs.upload_chunk_size = 0" to disable parallel upload.
2020-07-30	SPL-192936	Subsecond search - When you update metric.timestampResolution via the UI, it is not updated on the search head index.conf file. This does not affect search functionality.
2020-05-06	SPL-188800	Starting Splunk software with incorrect KV store storage engine causes KV store to crash Workaround: In the [kvstore] stanza of your server.conf file, set the storageEngine setting to match the storage engine that you're using, either wiredTiger or mmapv1. To learn which storage engine you're using, check whether the file extensions in the var/lib/splunk/kvstore/mongo directory are *.wt for Wired Tiger or *.ns for Memory Mapped.
2019-10-03	SPL-177447	Bundle replication takes longer than expected time for indexers that have bundleEnforcerBlacklist configured
2019-09-26	SPL-177144, SPL-177326	Under heavy search workload, the search memory usage estimation may be higher than actual usage
2019-09-25	SPL-177008, SPL-176710, SPL-177009	Workload management fails to enable for addition of a pool with 1% cpu and 1% memory
2019-09-16	SPL-176514	Offline rebuild of unsearchable bucket may lead to stale information in dbinspect searches
2019-09-13	SPL-176447	SmartStore: Migration uploads of auto_high_volume buckets can fail indefinitely due to an XFS bug Workaround: Before migration, lower the max_concurrent_uploads setting in server.conf to 2. After migration, revert the setting to the default of 8.
2019-07-19	SPL-173449, SPL-173259	timezone isn't stored for start_time/end_time of rule schedule every_day/every_week/every_month
2019-03-26	SPL-168314	SmartStore standalone instance + Monitoring Console: Bootstrapping panel needs to reflect the standalone bootstrapping process
2018-03-20	SPL-152330, SPL-151992	After installing Splunk on Windows using msiexec and the "GENRANDOMPASSWORD=1" option (and if generated password ends with backslash) admin is unable to login with msg "No users exist. Please set up a new user." Workaround: Create a $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/user-seed.conf and restart Splunk [user_info] PASSWORD = <yourpassword>
2017-06-29	SPL-142789, SPL-95144	Indexed message for Windows security event logs shows "FormatMessage error" Workaround: Splunk believes this was introduced in a Microsoft Windows patch. The workaround is to configure a delayed start of the Splunk service(s) so that it starts after the Windows Event Log service.
2017-05-09	SPL-141693	DataModel Editor - when child object has same name as inherited field, inherited field does not show in the inherited fields list.
2017-01-06	SPL-134707	Splunk restart does not create missing server.pem certificate on Windows Workaround: Use bin/splunk createssl server-cert -d etc/auth/ -n server to generate a new certificate.
2016-08-31	SPL-127800	Opting in to data sharing on a monitoring console produces duplicate data
2016-07-26	SPL-125052	Sole Admin can demote themself to Power without path of recovery in GUI. Workaround: Through the command line, you can open notepad and modify the password file to regain 'Admin' status.
2016-06-21	SPL-123174	JSON indexed_extractions doesn't work for TCP inputs

Splunk Analytics for Hadoop

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2017-04-04	ERP-2040	Splunk archiving fails for large block sizes (buckets) due to HDFS write crashes for Hadoop version 2.8, 2.7.x Workaround: Upgrade Hadoop to 2.8.2 or higher.
2015-09-09	ERP-1650	timestamp data type not properly deserialized.
2015-08-05	ERP-1619	Searching on a newly created archive index before the bucket copy saved search is run causes a filenotfound exception. Workaround: Reenable the bucket copy saved search and let it run, or force the archiving to happen via | archivebuckets force=1 and then rerun the search.
2015-07-07	ERP-1598	minsplit rampup - splits generation takes too long. Workaround: Set minsplits=maxsplits
2015-05-12	ERP-1502	Non-accelerated pivot search on Pivot UI page waits for a long time to return result.
2015-01-08	ERP-1343, SPL-95174	Splunk Analytics for Hadoop searches fail on corrupted journal.gz files, although Splunk searches run without error. Workaround: Add the journal.gz to the input path's blacklist (vix.input.1.ignore = ....)
2014-10-27	ERP-1216	Data Explorer preview does not honor existing sourcetypes for big5/sjis files.
2014-10-03	ERP-1164	Report acceleration summary gets deleted when two Splunk Analytics for Hadoop instances point to the same Splunk working directory. Workaround: To mitigate this issue, make sure that vix.splunk.home.hdfs (or Working directory in the UI) is unique on both search heads that are not in a pool. To keep your instances in the same working directory, configure vix.splunk.search.cache.path to be unique on both search heads.