https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76949#M15732 <P>I'm trying to test some things with my Splunk Windows installs and I'd like to have reliable test data. When I test *nix logs with Splunk I tend to use 'logger' to create the messages. I've been unable to find an equivalent for Windows (preferably 7). Does something like that exist? or is there a technique to force Windows to send logs (without having to actually do the action that makes the log?)</P> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:50:37 GMT thepocketwade 2010-10-25T22:50:37Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76949#M15732 <P>I'm trying to test some things with my Splunk Windows installs and I'd like to have reliable test data. When I test *nix logs with Splunk I tend to use 'logger' to create the messages. I've been unable to find an equivalent for Windows (preferably 7). Does something like that exist? or is there a technique to force Windows to send logs (without having to actually do the action that makes the log?)</P> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:50:37 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76949#M15732 thepocketwade 2010-10-25T22:50:37Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76950#M15733 <P>well, you could just eat your event logs, no?<BR /> On your <CODE>Manager » Data inputs</CODE> , get WMI events and system logging to come in, youll see plenty of goodies for you to test on.</P> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:44:54 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76950#M15733 Genti 2010-10-25T23:44:54Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76951#M15734 <P>I could, and in fact I already am. What I'm looking for is a way to generate logs with any EventCode for testing purposes. That way, I can know for certain that EventCode = 1901 was sent, and can then verify that it was indexed (or not) properly.</P> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:42:17 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76951#M15734 thepocketwade 2010-10-26T00:42:17Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76952#M15735 <P>Eventcreate sounds like what you might be looking for:</P> <P><A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490899.aspx" rel="nofollow">More on eventcreate</A> - yes, it's the XP docs, but it 100% works in 2003.</P> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:35:05 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Generate-test-logs-in-Windows/m-p/76952#M15735 malmoore 2011-01-13T06:35:05Z