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Write-Eventlog CmdletPowerShell's Write-Eventlog is one of the most difficult cmdlets to master. The problem is that we are asking a
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script to mimic how the operating system or an application writes
Powershell Write-eventlog The Source Was Not Found
to eventlog. For that to be successful we need to understand valid source and EventIDs. PowerShell Write-Eventlog write-winevent Topics Firstly, Let Us Have a Refresher with Get-Eventlog Write-Eventlog Example Using PowerShell's Own Log Write-Eventlog Example Using the Application Log Real-life Windows Write-Eventlog More Research with PowerShell https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2013/06/20/how-to-use-powershell-to-write-to-event-logs/ Write-Eventlog Get-WinEvent (New in v 2.0) ♣ Firstly, Let Us Have a Refresher with Get-Eventlog PowerShell Eventlog -List Pre-requisites: Visit Microsoft's site and download the correct version of PowerShell for your operating system. So that you can focus on the properties of the message, I suggest that you become familiar with Get-Eventlog before graduating to Write-Eventlog.Our first http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/powershell/powershell_write_eventlog.htm task is to list the logs on your machine.My idea is to see which logs are present, and then to select a log to write messages: # PowerShell script to list the event logs.Get-Eventlog -List Learning PointsNote 1:-List is correct, please note that you do need that dash. Action Point: Launch the Windows Eventvwr and then visit the actual logs to check that the result of the above script matches what you see in the Event Viewer's GUI. As a general tactic I encourage you have the Windows GUI open to compare with the PowerShell scripts. PowerShell Write-Eventlog Preparation Not only must the eventlog you specify exist, but also the -Source application must be able to write to the log. If you have Microsoft Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008 or later, launch Windows PowerShell with the "Run as administrator" option. Write-Eventlog Example Using Windows PowerShell's Own Log There is no business case, or technical reason for using this script, my idea is merely to provide a working example.
#PSBlogWeek PowerShell blogging series. #PSBlogWeek is a regular event where anyone interested in writing great content about PowerShell is welcome http://www.jaapbrasser.com/psblogweek-powershell-logging-in-the-windows-event-log/ to volunteer for. The purpose is to pool our collective PowerShell knowledge together over a 5-day period and write about a topic that anyone using PowerShell may benefit from. #PSBlogWeek is a Twitter hashtag so feel free to stay up to date on the topic on Twitter at the #PSBlogWeek hashtag. For more information on event log #PSBlogWeek or if you'd like to volunteer for future sessions, contact Adam Bertram (@adbertram) on Twitter. Once you're done getting schooled on everything this post has to offer head on over to the powershell.org announcement for links to the other four past and upcoming #PSBlogWeek articles this week! An important part of PowerShell scripting is error event log source handling, one of the main differences between a script and a one-liner for me personally is error handling and dealing with exceptions that might occur. For more information on error handling please refer to the previous PSBlogWeek articles where Boe Prox dives into use Try-Catch in order to catch specific errors. When moving your scripts from into a production environment logging becomes more important, initially using plain text files for logging might be an appropriate solution. Another option however is writing logging information to the Windows Event Log. This has the benefit of being the centralized location where most logging takes place. Writing to the event log is relatively simple, the Write-EventLog cmdlet can be used for this purpose: By taking a look at the error message we see that the PowerShell event source is not registered with the application log, in order to resolve this, we can write to the Windows PowerShell event log instead: 1 Write-EventLog -LogName 'Windows PowerShell' -Source PowerShell