Delete Data from an Index CLOUD-CERTIFIED-ADMIN Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   What is the correct way to delete events from a specific source type in the `security` index?

   • Aindex=security | delete sourcetype=win_security | delete
   • Bindex=security sourcetype=win_security | delete
   • Cdelete index=security sourcetype=win_security
   • Dindex=security | delete sourcetype=win_security
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What is a limitation of the delete command when deleting events from an index?

   • AIt can only delete events from the last 24 hours.
   • BIt can only delete events from one index at a time.
   • CIt permanently removes the events from disk immediately.
   • DIt cannot delete events from buckets that are already frozen.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What capability must a role have to perform delete operations on index data?

   • Aedit_index
   • Bdelete_index
   • Cdelete_by_search
   • Dremove_data
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which role is required by default to use the `delete` command in Splunk?

   • Aadmin
   • Buser
   • Ccan_delete
   • Dpower
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6. 5foundation · easy

   Which search would delete only events from the `main` index that have a `status` field equal to `404`?

   • Astatus=404 | delete index=main
   • Bindex=main | delete status=404
   • Cindex=main status=404 | delete
   • Ddelete index=main status=404
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