Splunk® App for Unix and Linux (Legacy)

Install and Use the Splunk App for Unix and Linux

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On March 13, 2022, the Splunk App for Unix and Linux will reach its end of life. After this date, Splunk will no longer maintain or develop this product. The functionality in this app has migrated to a content pack in Data Integrations. Learn about the Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports.The Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux remains supported.
This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk® App for Unix and Linux (Legacy). For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.
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Release notes for the Splunk App for Unix and Linux

This topic contains information on new features, known issues, and updates for the Splunk App for Unix and Linux.

The Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux was last updated in June 1, 2018.

What's new

See the known issues and fixed issues of these release notes for product updates.

Known issues

This version of the Splunk App for Unix and Linux has the following reported known issues and workarounds. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.


Date filed Issue number Description
2018-06-15 TAG-12593 Fix potential XSS in Unix App.

Fixed Issues

Date resolved Issue number Description
2018-02-22 TAG-12527 Unix App - Not saving the information from Alerts to the correct Macro
2017-10-24 TAG-12436 Metrics Dashboard Colors do not match data
Last modified on 12 October, 2018
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for Unix and Linux (Legacy): 5.2.4


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