Create custom event log on remote server with PowerShell

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I have an requirement where I need to create an custom event log on different server. I have the command to create the event log on local machine but need it for remote server. The command to create the event log on local machine is

powershell -command "if([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists('MySource')){Write 'Eventlog already exists'}else{[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource('MySource','MyCustomLog')}"

I want the same for the remote server.

Please paste the code if possible.

Thanks.

What does the ASP.Net tag doing here? Because your powershell command is just pure .Net calls so doing it directly in ASP.Net would be easier. So why use powershell anyway? — Lars Truijens
– Lars Truijens, Commented May 31, 2011 at 17:22

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-02 06:54:06Z

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from your post on the Posh Comm

Invoke-command -computername server,server -scriptblock {if([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists('MySource')){Write 'Eventlog already exists'}else{[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource('MySource','MyCustomLog')}}

Or Shay Levy's more elegant:

New-EventLog -LogName application -Source MySource,MyCustomLog -ComputerName PC1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
Write-EventLog -LogName application -Source MySource -EntryType information -Message test -EventId 1234 -Computer PC1

answered Jun 2, 2011 at 6:54

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Lars Truijens · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 17:37:33Z

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There also is a CreateEventSource with 3 arguments of which the last is the machine name. So that would make it:

if([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists('MySource', 'MyMachine'))
{
  Write 'Eventlog already exists'
}
else
{
  [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource('MySource','MyCustomLog', 'MyMachine')
}

Note that method with 3 arguments is marked obsolete. With some more work you could use the variant that takes an EventSourceCreationData where you can also specify the machine name.

answered May 31, 2011 at 17:37

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