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Remote windows event log to linux splunk server

topscms
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I require to monitor windows event logs on my linux splunk server. I realize that i will likely have to convert the windows event logs to syslog-type logging -- does splunk recommend a software package to do this?

I'd like to do whatever splunk recommends works best with their system.

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Looke0815
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You could use eventlog-to-syslog: http://code.google.com/p/eventlog-to-syslog

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Genti
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

i think the best thing will be installing splunk as a forwarder on the windows box that you are trying to monitor. Set the unix box as a receiver to accept connections from the windows forwarder. This way you can install the windows app in both forwarder and receiver and be able to do a whole lot more..

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