A security analyst wants to find all login events from users who have been assigned the 'admin' role. The role assignments are stored in an 'identity' sourcetype, and login events are in 'authentication'. The analyst writes: index=main sourcetype=authentication [search index=identity role=admin | fields username]. However, the outer search returns no results. What is the most likely reason?

The outer search must include the 'sourcetype' from the sub-search

The sub-search returns a field named 'username', but the outer search expects the field to be named 'user'

The sub-search must be enclosed in parentheses, not square brackets

The sub-search cannot use the 'fields' command; it must use 'table' instead

When comparing sub-searches to lookups, which statement is true?

Lookups can be more efficient when the reference data is static or changes infrequently

Sub-searches and lookups are interchangeable in all scenarios

Sub-searches are always more efficient than lookups

Lookups are always faster than sub-searches

Why might a sub-search negatively impact search performance?

Because it adds an extra search that must complete before the outer search can proceed

Because it runs after the outer search, causing a delay

Because it requires additional disk space for temporary results

Because it uses more network bandwidth than a regular search

How are sub-search results formatted when passed to the outer search?

As a single string of comma-separated values

As a list of values or events that the outer search uses

In a Splunk search that includes a sub-search, which search runs first?

Both searches run simultaneously

The outer search runs first, then the sub-search

The order depends on the search command used

The sub-search runs first, and its results are passed to the outer search

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A security analyst wants to find all login events from users who have been assigned the 'admin' role. The role assignments are stored in an 'identity' sourcetype, and login events are in 'authentication'. The analyst writes: index=main sourcetype=authentication [search index=identity role=admin | fields username]. However, the outer search returns no results. What is the most likely reason?
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When comparing sub-searches to lookups, which statement is true?
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Why might a sub-search negatively impact search performance?
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In a Splunk search that includes a sub-search, which search runs first?
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