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Windows Server Event Logs: How to collect windows logs other than the usual Application,System,Security?

a1bg503461
Explorer

Hello,

Have anyone managed to collect windows logs other than the usual  Application,System,Security,Setup ?

I am being asked if we can collect Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering  event ID 1641

If anyone has the inputs.conf file for something like that I would appreciate it.

 

 

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can collect any of the eventlog channels

You just have to give the proper name in the inputs.conf stanza. You can find it in the properties of the channel (or you can use some fancy PS command to do it) as Full Name

So for example, for "Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Audio -> CaptureMonitor" it will be "Microsoft-Windows-Audio/CaptureMonitor".

So you'd have to name your stanza

[WinEventLog://Microsoft-Windows-Audio/CaptureMonitor]

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Simple_Search
Path Finder

PickleRick is spot on - Here is an example of capturing print logs.... Keep in mind that some logs are disabled from operational status, such as the Print Monitor and need to be enabled to start generating logs.

[WinEventLog://Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Operational]
disabled=0
index=wineventlog
current_only = 0
renderXml = false
checkpointInterval = 5

 

#REGFIX - HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Operational] - DWORD Enabled=00000001
#REGFIX - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentControlSet\WINEVT\Channels\Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Operational] - DWORD Enabled=00000001

 

PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can collect any of the eventlog channels

You just have to give the proper name in the inputs.conf stanza. You can find it in the properties of the channel (or you can use some fancy PS command to do it) as Full Name

So for example, for "Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Audio -> CaptureMonitor" it will be "Microsoft-Windows-Audio/CaptureMonitor".

So you'd have to name your stanza

[WinEventLog://Microsoft-Windows-Audio/CaptureMonitor]
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