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Questions tagged [windows-event-log]

"Event log" usually refers to the system/server logs on Microsoft Windows machines.

"Event log" usually refers to the system/server logs on Microsoft Windows machines.

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Reading logs from Event viewer 2008 server

I found the path as to where the logs are stored -> %SystemRoot%\system32\winevt\logs When double clicking one of the .evtx logs it opens it in the event log viewer. Is there a way to open it without using the event log viewer for example in a .doc…
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Determine windows server attack? Should I monitor the server and block IPs all the day?

While Viewing the windows server 2008 event log, I always find many security events 4625/logon as follows: **An account failed to log on.** Subject: Security ID: SYSTEM Account Name: Sever-Name Account Domain: …
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OpenVPN - Windows redirect log to windows event log

Running OpenVPN as a service, How do I redirect the log (which defaults saves to \program files\openvpn\log or if --log is specified) to windows event logger. I don't want to store logs in more places than i absolutely have to and i can't find the…
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Clean up event log by script

Any way to remove all entries from the Windows event logs (Application, System & Software) apart from the last 24 hours? Via command line such as batch file. On Windows 2008 R2 Server & Windows 7
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Stumped: Accessing Win2008 from Win2003 -- domain or not

Sorry about the odd title, can't think of a good way to paraphrase this one. I have a Win2008 server that is not in a domain. I have two Win2003 machines, one in the domain, one not. All of them have a local account named "testAdmin" with the same…
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Recommended settings for event log sizes for Windows XP

Microsoft has posted the recommended settings for event log sizes in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008 (link), but I was wondering if anyone knew if there was something somewhere which posted the same information for Windows XP. Most…
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Can I collect Syslog events in the Windows Event Collector?

I have a couple of *nix based systems that I'd like to start collecting logging information for. Is there a way to forward Syslog events to a Widnows server running the Windows Event Collector service?
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Group Policy Preference Event id in Window XP

Whenever Group Policy Preference get auto-update after 90 minutes interval on Window XP. Is there any event id generated or not in Window XP? Please answer in Yes or No. If yes than what is Event Id number in Window XP ? PS- i found the related…
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Can eventvwr.msc's log files be exported to text or sql server in Windows?

Can the events from the "Event Viewer" (eventvwr.msc) in Windows (7/2003 Server/2008 Server R2) be exported to sql server or to text files? Every search I do on Google for this returns how to export sql server integration services into sql server…
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Can you write to the category field in the event log?

I've written a simple batch script that watches some services and regularly restarts them. I've used the eventcreate command to write to the Windows event log, which seems like a good way of logging my actions, but I notice that the 'category'…
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BINLSVC warning in event log - netclass.inf parsing Manufacture

So I am trying to get Remote Installation Service Running on a Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 installed. I am trying to integrate network drivers into the image and I keep getting this warning in the event log. Source:…
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SBS 2003 no network connection and acting strangely a bunch of Event ID 13568

I've got an SBS 2003 Standard server and it was running fine until earlier today when it was rebooted, after the reboot it has no network connection, I can't seem to right click on a lot of stuff and get dialog boxes, I can't launch IE, it's acting…
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Moving Windows event logs without corrupting them

I need to retrieve the event logs from an XP embedded machine which doesn't have the Event Viewer, to an XP pro machine with the Event Viewer and then view the logs. Whenever I move an event log it seems to become corrupted and I get the message…
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Event Log: atapi - the device did not respond within the timeout period - Freeze

I have a Windows Server 2003 that stops working randomly (displays image on monitor but is completely frozen), all I could found on the event log as causes were an error from atapi and a warning from msas2k3. The event log entries are: Event Type: …
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Permissions needed to read event log messages remotely?

When running under a limited account, local event log messages are displaying fine, for remote computer I am getting this error: The description for Event ID ( xxxxx ) in Source ( yyyyy ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the…
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