Is splunk free possible to add new inputs?

[mfvetter]

On my Splunk free I'm getting this message when trying to create a new input:

You do not have permission to make Website Monitoring inputs. You are missing the following capabilities: edit_modinput_web_ping, edit_tcp, list_inputs.

So I made the authorize.conf like this in the local folder:

[capability::edit_modinput_web_ping]

[role_admin] edit_modinput_web_ping = enabled

[role_power] edit_modinput_web_ping = enabled

[capability::edit_tcp]

[role_admin] edit_tcp = enabled

[role_power] edit_tcp = enabled

[capability::list_inputs]

[role_admin] list_inputs = enabled

[role_power] list_inputs = enabled

But the message continues, I can't create new inputs. Is this app compatible with splunk free? Am I missing a configuration to be able to create new inputs?

[ghost]

Hi mfvetter, I get the same error on my free splunk as well. I was able to add new data inputs through Settings > Data Inputs > Website Availability Check Hope that helps.

[LukeMurphey]

I'm going to fix the batch input creator such that it works on the free version of Splunk in version 2.7. That said, the manager page at Settings > Data Inputs > Website Availability Check ought to still work. I just tried it on a 7.0 instance with the free license, and it worked.

[ghost]

That is great. Look forward to it. At the moment, I am editing \etc\apps\website_monitoring\local\inputs.conf for large batch of inputs.

[LukeMurphey]

I have a fix for this. It will be included in version 2.8 which should come out very soon (most likely this weekend).