Splunk® Add-on for Unix and Linux (Legacy)

Deploy and Use the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux

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Source types for the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux

The Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux provides the index-time and search-time knowledge for *nix events, metadata, user and group information, collaboration data, and tasks in the following formats.

Source type Description CIM data models
config_file Information on various configuration files (.conf, .properties, .cfg, etc.) n/a
dhcpd Information from the dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) daemon n/a
fs_notification File system notification changes Change Analysis
cpu CPU state information n/a
df Information on available disk space on mounted volumes n/a
hardware Information on hardware specification n/a
interfaces Information on network interfaces on the system n/a
iostat Information on Input/Output operations n/a
lsof A listing of the open files on a host n/a
netstat The state of the network (open/listening ports, connections, etc.) on a host n/a
OpenPorts A listing of the open ports on a host n/a
package A listing of packages installed on the system
protocol Network protocol stack information
ps Information on processes
time Information about the time service n/a
top Output from the *nix top command n/a
usersWithLoginPrivs Information on users with elevated Iogin privileges n/a
vmstat Information on virtual memory n/a
Linux:SELinuxConfig Information on the SELinux configuration on Linux hosts n/a
aix_secure The security (password violations, etc.) log file for AIX. n/a
osx_secure The security log file for Mac OS X n/a
linux_secure The security log file for Linux n/a
bash_history A listing of the commands previously invoked in a bash shell n/a
Last modified on 18 May, 2018
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Add-on for Unix and Linux (Legacy): 6.0.0


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