Immediately after installation, a universal forwarder will start generating internal Splunk logs that

contain information about its own operation, such as configuration changes, data inputs, and

forwarding activities1. These logs are stored in the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk directory on the

universal forwarder machine1. The universal forwarder will not automatically detect any indexers in

its subnet and begin routing data, as it needs to be configured with the IP address and port number

of the indexer or the deployment server2. The universal forwarder will not begin reading local files

on its server, as it needs to be configured with the data inputs that specify which files or directories

to monitor2. The universal forwarder will not send an email to the operator that the installation

process has completed, as this is not a default behavior of the universal forwarder and would require

additional configuration3.