SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
A security analyst creates a report that shows the count of failed login attempts by user over the last 7 days. The report uses the `top` command. However, the report only shows the top 10 users, but the analyst wants to see all users. What should the analyst do?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often think `limit=0` is invalid or that changing the time range will show more results, but the default limit of 10 is the core issue, and `limit=0` is the correct way to remove it.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Add the `limit=0` argument to the `top` command.
The `top` command in Splunk defaults to showing the top 10 results. Adding `limit=0` removes this limit, displaying all users with failed login attempts. This is the correct approach because `top` already counts occurrences and sorts them, so the analyst only needs to override the default limit.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Add the `limit=0` argument to the `top` command.
Why this is correct
Adding `limit=0` removes the default 10-row limit, showing all users.
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Use the `rare` command instead.
Why it's wrong here
`rare` shows the least frequent values, not all users.
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Change the time range to include more data.
Why it's wrong here
Changing the time range does not affect the row limit of the `top` command.
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Use the `stats count by user` command and sort descending.
Why it's wrong here
This is a valid alternative but does not modify the existing `top` command as asked.
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