I need to change the host name in inputs.conf in Linux, can anyone tell me the Linux commands I need? Also, are there instructions for making the changes using the deployment servers ?
Assuming you want to change the host=______ in an existing inputs.conf on a linux system:
First try this because you're probably best suited for nano if youre a windows guy
cd /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/inputsApp/default/
nano inputs.conf
vi inputs.conf
All this assumes inputs.conf is in that directory "/opt/splunkforwarder/etc/inputsApp/default/"... yours will most definitely be somewhere else.
now restart splunk to reload the inputs.conf:
/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk restart
Willl this work using Putty or SSH ?
Using putty to ssh, yes.
I think you should ask a linux admin for help