Splunk Core Certified Consultant SPLK-3003 Question # 10 Topic 2 Discussion

 The inputs.conf stanzas in the image are attempting to monitor the files secure and messages in the /var/log directory. However, the whitelist attribute is set to “messages” and “secure” respectively, which means that only those files will be actively monitored. Therefore, the correct answer is D. /var/log/secure, /var/log/messages. References:

Splunk Core Certified Consultant Test Blueprint

Splunk Documentation: Monitor files and directories with inputs.conf

Splunk Documentation: Use whitelist and blacklist to filter inputs