Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

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How can you tell Splunk to omit or ignore existing data in a file and only start to index new data?

use ignoreOlderThan
use followTail
use skipExistingData
use ignoreOlderFiles

The correct answer is: use followTail

To ensure that Splunk omits or ignores existing data in a file and only indexes new data, the appropriate choice is to use followTail. This setting enables Splunk to read only new entries being added to the end of a file. When followTail is configured, it will start monitoring from the end of the log file, thereby not indexing any data that is already present at the time of the configuration. This feature is particularly useful for logs that are frequently appended with new data, such as web server logs or application logs, where historical data is not needed for analysis in real time. By implementing followTail, administrators can keep their indexing efficient and focused on relevant, up-to-date information without reprocessing the entire dataset. The other options, while related to data management, do not specifically provide the same functionality as followTail.