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Splunk SPLK-1003 Exam Questions
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin (Page 2 )

Updated On: 28-Feb-2026
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Which setting in indexes. conf allows data retention to be controlled by time?

  1. maxDaysToKeep
  2. moveToFrozenAfter
  3. maxDataRetentionTime
  4. frozenTimePeriodlnSecs

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Indexer/Setaretirementandarchivingpolicy



The universal forwarder has which capabilities when sending data? (select all that apply)

  1. Sending alerts
  2. Compressing data
  3. Obfuscating/hiding data
  4. Indexer acknowledgement

Answer(s): B,D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdat a https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.1.1/Forwarder/Configureforwardingwithoutp uts.conf#:~:text=compressed%3Dtrue%20This%20tells%20the,the%20forwarder%20sends%20raw% 20data.



In case of a conflict between a whitelist and a blacklist input setting, which one is used?

  1. Blacklist
  2. Whitelist
  3. They cancel each other out.
  4. Whichever is entered into the configuration first.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.4/Data/Whitelistorblacklistspecificincomingdat a
"It is not necessary to define both an allow list and a deny list in a configuration stanza. The settings are independent. If you do define both filters and a file matches them both, Splunk Enterprise does not index that file, as the blacklist filter overrides the whitelist filter." Source:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/Data/Whitelistorblacklistspecificincomingdat a



In which Splunk configuration is the SEDCMD used?

  1. props, conf
  2. inputs.conf
  3. indexes.conf
  4. transforms.conf

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Forwarding/Forwarddatatothird- partysystemsd
"You can specify a SEDCMD configuration in props.conf to address data that contains characters that the third-party server cannot process. "



Which of the following are supported configuration methods to add inputs on a forwarder? (select all that apply)

  1. CLI
  2. Edit inputs . conf
  3. Edit forwarder.conf
  4. Forwarder Management

Answer(s): A,B,D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.2.1/Forwarder/HowtoforwarddatatoSplunkEn terprise
"You can collect data on the universal forwarder using several methods. Define inputs on the universal forwarder with the CLI. You can use the CLI to define inputs on the universal forwarder. After you define the inputs, the universal forwarder collects data based on those definitions as long as it has access to the data that you want to monitor. Define inputs on the universal forwarder with configuration files. If the input you want to configure does not have a CLI argument for it, you can configure inputs with configuration files. Create an inputs.conf file in the directory, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local






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