Configuring a light forwarder to monitor the Windows event log

[dbutch1976]

Hello,

The script I'm using to install the light forwarder is below:

msiexec.exe /i Splunk.msi SPLUNK_APP="SplunkLightForwarder" FORWARD_SERVER="indexer.mycompany.com:9997" RBG_LOGON_INFO_USER_CONTEXT=2 IS_NET_API_LOGON_USERNAME="DOMAIN\svc-splunkforwarder" IS_NET_API_LOGON_PASSWORD="########" WINEVENTLOGAPPCHECK=0 WINEVENTLOGSECCHECK=1 WINEVENTLOGSYSCHECK=1 WINEVENTLOGFWDCHECK=1 WINEVENTLOGSETCHECK=1 /quiet

My question is, how can I modify this command line so that it only logs certain things? I don't want to roll this out across my enterprise and the be bombarded by logs because it's capturing too much. For example, can I log errors only?

Also,

If I find a configuration I like how will I modify this configuration for all clients that have splunk installed across the enterprise?

[dbutch1976]

Thanks for the reply. I'll take a look at deployment services. I guess my real question is, since Splunk just monitors certain log files for changes and then forwards the changes to a central store (that's my understanding) is it even possible to modify the forwarder so that it only forwards errors?

[JSapienza]

I'm no expert but I think you need to take a look at using Deployment Server

This is what I use to control who gets which app and the specific inputs . Its a great feature.