The Splunk Introspection logs are located in $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/introspection. These logs record data about the impact of the Splunk software on the host system. This path is monitored by default, and the contents are sent to the _introspection index.
The Splunk search logs are located in sub-folders under $SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/dispatch/. These logs record data about a search, including run time and other performance metrics. The search logs are not indexed by default.
Splunk stores all log as indexed events in a proprietary database-like “index” under your splunk install location. If your a looking for sizing information, it may be helpful to visit the directory where your data is stored. Out of the box, splunk contains several indexes (sometimes called “databases”).
What should be in a Splunk forensic audit log?
If they were using Splunk and were using it properly then there should be a record of many things that would help focus forensic audits. Trooper: The logs capture critical data, like user_ID’s, actions taken, date-timestamps, adjudication and other corrections or changes to votes, counts, rejections, etc….
What is the path to where the logs are stored?
The path to where the logs are stored can be anything you want the path to be. It has only a couple of rather obvious (if you think about it) requirements. The Splunk process has to be able to access that file. Both path-wise and permissions-wise.
To start a new search, open the Launcher menu from the OLP Portal and click on Logs(see menu item 3 in Figure 1). The Splunkhome page opens and you can begin by entering a searchterm and starting the search. Also Know, what is access logs?
Does Splunk store the events it monitors?
Yes, Splunk will store the events that were monitored and send to him by forwarders, or syslog or scripts, or directly monitored etc The events are stored in in the splunk indexers in indexes in a timestamp order. By default the retention size per index is 500GB and the time retention is 6 years.
Splunk identifies an event using a few default fields from the incoming event’s raw data, then identifies and correlates common elements with other events on the fly at search time. That means there is no fixed schema, which makes searching with Splunk fast, easy, and flexible.
Where can I find sizing information in Splunk?
If your a looking for sizing information, it may be helpful to visit the directory where your data is stored. Out of the box, splunk contains several indexes (sometimes called “databases”).