DB Connect 2.0.x also requires Java 8 and Microsoft JDBC driver.
don't use .jar file of windows on Linux, ...
Download the MySQL Connector/J driver, version 5.1.24 or later (mysql-connector-java-*-bin.jar).
don't use JDBC driver version 4.0 instead version 5.1.24 or later on db2.
Copy the mysql-connector-java-version-bin.jar file to the
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/splunk_app_db_connect/bin/lib directory.
DBX V2 Troubleshooting
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I was getting the same error because we had fips enabled on the server. After disabling fips and rebooting the box the issue was fixed.
check your /etc/grub.conf and make sure fips attribute is set to 0
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I have Splunk verision 6.4 and yet seeing this issue frequently on the SearchHead.
I tried the Python fix on all the Search Heads and restarted them but No Use. The icons and menu items are frozen until your lucky to have a working user experience. I even tried on all browsers and tried the incognito mode as well.
Any help is much appreciated.
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Make sure you are sending a copy of your custom props.conf to the UF as well. I had the same issue but it started working when I put a copy of props.conf with my custom sourcetype on UF's.
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You are right, there is no way to mask the data at search time. This solution is only for the purposes of hiding the data for specific dashboard panel/report.
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