I've been getting deeper into Splunk and along the way I collected some quick and easy tutorials to help me do the easier things. Below is how to remove a Splunk app after it has been installed. Splunk version: 6.3 Log into the console and head to the /opt/splunk/etc/apps directory. Use the command "ls" to list what folders are in the apps folder. Remove the folder there. This will delete the app. An example of what I did to remove the Fortigate App is … [Read more...] about Remove an app from Splunk
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Find Public IP using command line on Windows
Instead of using an HTTP request through your browser, you can head to your command line and do a DNS request to OpenDNS that will return your current IP Address. Give this a shot: [crayon-5df02e6484714753478999/] This works on Windows10, I'm fairly certain it won't have an OS limitation. Let me know how it goes. … [Read more...] about Find Public IP using command line on Windows
Uninstall X Window System on CentOS 6
If you've moved onto the big leagues and want to run CentOS without the X Windows System desktop you can run this to remove it. First make sure your machine knows to start up in text mode: # vi /etc/inittab Find the text that looks like: [crayon-5df02e648551d426434848/] Replace the 5 with a 3: [crayon-5df02e6485524294150806/] Reboot and you'll be all set. To save space, remove the entire default CentOS 6.5 desktop by doing the following: [crayon-5df02e6485527181384236/] … [Read more...] about Uninstall X Window System on CentOS 6
Beginner’s Commands for PowerShell
There are a few commands in PowerShell that will help you right off the bat. Checking the status of a setting or property Most of the time when I'm using PowerShell it's because I need to first look something up, then make a change. We don't normally just start making changes all willy-nilly, so knowing how to see the properties and changes is the first step in determining how you plan to make a change. Format-List Let's say, for instance, you want to know the ID of a service. Your first … [Read more...] about Beginner’s Commands for PowerShell
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