Splunk SPLK-1003 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Exam Code/Number: SPLK-1003
Exam Name/Title: Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
Certification Provider: Splunk
Corresponding Certification: Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin

Exam Questions: 232
Updated On: Jun 03, 2026

Question #85

An organization wants to collect Windows performance data from a set of clients, however, installing Splunk software on these clients is not allowed. What option is available to collect this data in Splunk Enterprise?

A. Use Local Windows network monitoring.

B. Use Local Windows host monitoring.

C. Use an index with an Index Data Type of Metrics.

D. Use Windows Remote Inputs with WMI.

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Question #86

Which directory location will include active user configuration files?

A. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/$username/$appname/local/

B. $SPLUNK_HOME/users/$username/default/

C. $SPLUNK_HOME/users/$username/$appname/local/

D. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/$username/default/

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Question #87

What is the name of the object that stores events inside of an index?

A. Indexer

B. Data layer

C. Bucket

D. Container

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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Question #88

What is required when adding a native user to Splunk? (select all that apply)

A. Username

B. Default app

C. Password

D. Full Name

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Correct Answer: A,C Vote an answer

Question #89

Which authentication methods are natively supported within Splunk Enterprise? (select all that apply)

A. LDAP

B. RADIUS

C. SAML

D. Duo Multifactor Authentication

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Correct Answer: A,B,C Vote an answer

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Question #90

When deploying apps on Universal Forwarders using the deployment server, what is the correct component and location of the app before it is deployed?

A. On Deployment Server, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps

B. On Universal Forwarder, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps

C. On Deployment Server, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/deployment-apps

D. On Universal Forwarder, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/deployment-apps

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Question #91

How would you configure your distsearch.conf to allow you to run the search below?
sourcetype=access_combined status=200 action=purchase splunk_server_group=HOUSTON

A. [distributedSearch]
servers = nyc1:8089, nyc2:8089, houston1:8089, houston2:8089
[distributedSearch:NYC]
default = false
servers = nyc1:8089, nyc2:8089
[distributedSearch:HOUSTON]
default = false
servers = houston:8089, houston2:8089

B. [distributedSearch]
servers = nyc1, nyc2, houston1, houston2
[distributedSearch:NYC]
default = false
servers = nyc1, nyc2
[distributedSearch:HOUSTON]
default = false
servers = houston1, houston2

C. [distributedSearch:NYC]
default = false
servers = nyc1:8089, nyc2:8089
[distributedSearch:HOUSTON]

D. [distributedSearch]
servers = nyc1:8089; nyc2:80894; houston1:8089; houston2:8089
[distributedSearch:NYC]
default = false
servers = ns1:8089; nyc2:8089
[distributedSearch:HOUSTON]
default = false
servers = houston1:80899448; houston2:80898915

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Question #92

Which of these is not a valid way to get data into Splunk?

A. Splunk Connect for S3

B. Splunk Heavy Forwarder

C. Splunk Universal Forwarder

D. Splunk Connect for Syslog

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

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Question #93

Social Security Numbers (PII) data is found in log events, which is against company policy. SSN format is as follows: 123-44-5678.
Which configuration file and stanza pair will mask possible SSNs in the log events?

A. props.conf
[mask-SSN]
REX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$"
FORMAT = $1<SSN>###-##-$2
KEY = _raw

B. transforms.conf
[mask-SSN]
REX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$"
FORMAT = $1<SSN>###-##-$2
DEST_KEY = _raw

C. transforms.conf
[mask-SSN]
REGEX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$"
FORMAT = $1<SSN>###-##-$2
DEST_KEY = _raw

D. props.conf
[mask-SSN]
REGEX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$"
FORMAT = $1<SSN>###-##-$2
DEST_KEY = _raw

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Question #94

The volume of data from collecting log files from 50 Linux servers and 200 Windows servers will require multiple indexers. Following best practices, which types of Splunk component instances are needed?

A. Indexers, search head, deployment server, license master, universal forwarder

B. Indexers, search head, deployment server, universal forwarders

C. Indexers, search head, deployment server, license master, universal forwarder, heavy forwarder

D. Indexers, search head, universal forwarders, license master

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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Question #95

An admin is running the latest version of Splunk with a 500 GB license. The current daily volume of new data is 300 GB per day. To minimize license issues, what is the best way to add 10 TB of historical data to the index?

A. Buy a bigger Splunk license.

B. Add 2.5 TB each day for the next 5 days.

C. Add 200 GB of historical data each day for 50 days.

D. Add all 10 TB in a single 24 hour period.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

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Question #96

What is the order in which apps are searched for tags.confat search time?

A. Alphabetical

B. Reverse-lexicographical

C. Lexicographical

D. Alpha-numeric

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

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Question #97

What is an example of a proper configuration for CHARSET within props.conf?

A. [source: : /var/log/ splunk]
CHARSET = BIG5

B. [host: : server. splunk. com]
CHARSET = BIG5

C. [index: :main]
CHARSET = BIG5

D. [sourcetype: : son]
CHARSET = BIG5

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Question #98

What happens when there are conflicting settings within two or more configuration files?

A. The setting is ignored until conflict is resolved.

B. The setting with the lowest precedence is used.

C. The setting for both values will be used together.

D. The setting with the highest precedence is used.

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