Splunk® Universal Forwarder

Splunk Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders

Start or stop the upgrader daemon

After installation, the remote upgrader runs as a systemd service. Run the systemctl command to start, stop, or restart the daemon: 

sudo systemctl start splunk-upgrader
Last modified on 31 March, 2025
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Universal Forwarder: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 8.2.11, 8.2.12, 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 9.0.10, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.3, 9.2.4, 9.2.5, 9.3.0, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.3.3, 9.4.0, 9.4.1

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