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Splunk failed to fetch the element from the server: error

jonm1010
New Member

Whenever I attempt to add a remote event log collection I am given this error:
"Splunk failed to fetch the element from the server: error"
Any ideas on what might be causing this?

Thanks

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sdaniels
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Take a look at this link below. It may give you the details to track this down since the error message has changed from when the below was answered.

http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/495/while-setting-up-a-windows-eventlog-collection-input-why-d...

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sdaniels
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
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jonm1010
New Member

Does splunk need to be installed on each machine I want to capture the logs from?

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