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What files contain the configs for Splunk web to do http or https?

Bill_B
Communicator

I have a heavy forwarder on a Win2008 R2 server. After installing the NetApp ONTAP app, Splunk web would only take https connections. I fixed the web.conf file in that app, but Splunk web still will only take https connections. Is there another file which needs to be modified?

Thank you.

1 Solution

Bill_B
Communicator

Got it. In the web GUI go to "Settings">"System Settings">"General Settings". About half way down is, "Enable SSL in Splunk Web?", select radio button "No".
Restart.
Problem solved.

Not sure why, but changing the web.conf file worked for 2 of my servers and did not work for the other 2. However, the radio button solution, above, worked.

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Bill_B
Communicator

Got it. In the web GUI go to "Settings">"System Settings">"General Settings". About half way down is, "Enable SSL in Splunk Web?", select radio button "No".
Restart.
Problem solved.

Not sure why, but changing the web.conf file worked for 2 of my servers and did not work for the other 2. However, the radio button solution, above, worked.

martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The radio button does nothing more than change this web.conf setting... so there must have been an overruling web.conf somewhere, such as etc/ystem/local.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

enableSplunkWebSSL in web.conf is the place to look at. Use ./bin/splunk cmd btool --debug web list to check where the key's value is coming from.

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Bill_B
Communicator

Yes, restarted Splunk. No brackets around enableSplunkWebSSL= false.
Also, cleared browser history and restarted server that Splunk is installed on.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Did you restart Splunk after the change?
Also, did you just add the square brackets in here or are they also in your conf file?

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Bill_B
Communicator

Yes. [enableSplunkWebSSL= false] in web.conf but still have to use https to connect to splunk web when launched from local machine.

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