Splunk Fundamentals 1 Practice Exam

Would the ip column be removed in the results of the search sourcetype=a* | rename ip as "User" | fields - ip?

1. Yes, because a pipe was used between search commands

2. No, because the name was changed

3. No, because table columns cannot be removed

4. Yes, because the negative sign was used

The correct answer is: No, because the name was changed

The correct response indicates that the ip column would not be removed in the results because the name of the column was changed from "ip" to "User." In Splunk, the rename command changes the name of a field but does not remove it from the results. After employing the rename command, the query effectively modifies the representation of the ip field in the output but retains the data associated with it under the new name. This is crucial because it means that the information remains accessible and can be utilized further in the process or analysis. The use of the fields command with the negative sign serves to exclude specified fields from the results, but in this instance, the rename command has already altered the field name before that exclusion could take effect. Since the ip field was transformed into the User field, it is not affected by the subsequent fields command targeting the original field name. This highlights the importance of understanding how command sequencing affects the output in Splunk queries, particularly when renaming fields and then manipulating their visibility.