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What access for Windows Splunk User on an intermediate Forwarder?

jbrocks
Communicator

I need to install a Heavy Forwarder which is used as an intermediate Forwarder on a Windows Server. What access does the Windows user need that is supposed to run Splunk? Thanks! We have Universal Forwarders forwarding AD to the Heavy Forwarder, which takes them by port 9997 and outputs data to the indexers on port 9997.
Do we need domain user for the Heavy Forwarder or Local User?

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dkeck
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jbrocks
Communicator

Hi, thanks, yes I still saw this and think a local user should do it, but I am not sure, that's why I am asking.

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dkeck
Influencer

Please accept answer if it helped 🙂 thank you

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dkeck
Influencer

local should work

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vincenteous
Communicator

If you're only using your HF as intermediary server and not for monitoring AD object, a local user should be sufficient enough.

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