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Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Questions 36–40 (page: 9)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

Which of the following is valid distribute search group? A)

B)



C)



D)

  1. option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D

Answer(s): D



Local user accounts created in Splunk store passwords in which file?

  1. $ SFLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd
  2. $ SFLUNK_HOME/etc/authentication
  3. $ S?LUNK_HOME/etc/users/passwd.conf
  4. $ SPLUNK HOME/etc/users/authentication.conf

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Per the provided reference URL https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Admin/User- seedconf
"To set the default username and password, place user-seed.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local. You must restart Splunk to enable configurations. If the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd file is present, the settings in this file (user-seed.conf) are not used."



For single line event sourcetypes. it is most efficient to set SHOULD_linemerge to what value?

  1. True
  2. False
  3. <regex string>
  4. Newline Character

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Data/Configureeventlinebreaking

Attribute : SHOULD_LINEMERGE = [true|false]

Description : When set to true, the Splunk platform combines several input lines into a single event, with configuration based on the settings described in the next section.



Which Splunk component does a search head primarily communicate with?

  1. Indexer
  2. Forwarder
  3. Cluster master
  4. Deployment server

Answer(s): A



Which layers are involved in Splunk configuration file layering? (select all that apply)

  1. App context
  2. User context
  3. Global context
  4. Forwarder context

Answer(s): A,B,C

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Wheretofindtheconfigurationfiles To determine the order of directories for evaluating configuration file precedence, Splunk software considers each file's context. Configuration files operate in either a global context or in the context of the current app and user: Global. Activities like indexing take place in a global context. They are independent of any app or user. For example, configuration files that determine monitoring or indexing behavior occur outside of the app and user context and are global in nature. App/user. Some activities, like searching, take place in an app or user context. The app and user context is vital to search-time processing, where certain knowledge objects or actions might be valid only for specific users in specific apps.



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