How to Clean Jobs from Dispatch via CLI (Windows/Linux)

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Updated:September 28, 2026
Document ID:SPLK044284

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Windows CLI Linux CLI

Description

Dispatch directory full messages.

Investigation



 

Resolution

Linux:

1) Access the CLI of the affected Search Head (If clustered Search head, access the captain).

2) Go to the dispatch directory:  
# cd /opt/splunk/var/run/splunk/dispatch

3) Run the following command:    
find . -name "*ownername*" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -R

For example, ownername is "example-owner":
find . -name "*example-owner*" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -R


4) Ensure directories of affected owner are no longer listed: 
ls | grep splunk-system-user



Windows:

1) Go to the dispatch folder located in:
$SPLUNK_HOME/opt/splunk/var/run/splunk/dispatch and perform the cleanup of the directories that belong the affected user example-owner or the quantity you consider necessary for bringing down the usage quota.

Revision History

Revision Publish Date Comments
1.0
28-Sep-2026
Initial Release

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