inputs.conf in one application and props.conf in other application? Will both synch

[splunker12er]

Just wanted to know , that if i place the inputs.conf in one application and its corresponding props.conf in some other application where it may contain props of that native application also.

Will this work ?

I know that Splunk searches for the props.conf in App->local folder in first prioirty later in App->default folder and when no setting found it searches for configs in System->Local & later System->default

How does Splunk know the location when it is in some other location and prioritize ?

Which config files takes care all of this tasks?

[lmyrefelt]

"It will work" since you reference your sourcetype OR source in props.conf for whatever data you want to do something with.

[martin_mueller]

Splunk will load inputs.conf and indextime sourcetype definitions from props.conf from all apps. In case of overwriting configurations, see http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.0.2/Admin/Wheretofindtheconfigurationfiles#Precedence_... for the precedence order.

Note, searchtime props.conf settings such as an EXTRACT-foo value will only be loaded according to the user/app context when searching, unless defined as global.