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Troubleshooting • Room 1
Systematic Troubleshooting
Splunk troubleshooting follows a structured methodology: 1) Identify the symptom, 2) Isolate the component tier (Forwarder → Indexer → Search Head), 3) Check relevant logs, 4) Reproduce the issue, 5) Apply the fix.
The most critical log is `splunkd.log` at `$SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk/`. It contains ERROR, WARN, and INFO messages for every Splunk process.
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Question 1 of 1
Data is not appearing in search results. What is the FIRST step in troubleshooting?