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SPLK-1001 · Question #176

Given the following SPL search, how many rows of results would you expect to be returned by default? index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (fail* OR invalid) I top src__ip

The correct answer is A. 10. The SPL search specified above will return 10 rows of results by default, as the "top" command specifies a limit of 10 results. The query will search for all events in the security index with a sourcetype of linuxsecure that contain either the terms fail* or invalid and will…

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Question

Given the following SPL search, how many rows of results would you expect to be returned by default? index=security sourcetype=linux_secure (fail* OR invalid) I top src__ip

Options

  • A10
  • B50
  • C100
  • D20

How the community answered

(61 responses)
  • A
    72% (44)
  • B
    3% (2)
  • C
    8% (5)
  • D
    16% (10)

Explanation

The SPL search specified above will return 10 rows of results by default, as the "top" command specifies a limit of 10 results. The query will search for all events in the security index with a sourcetype of linuxsecure that contain either the terms fail* or invalid and will display the top 10 results according to the src_ip field.

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#Splunk#top command#SPL#default result count

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