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Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 8:44 am
by emi65
Hi expert

I'm looking for a check to monitor an application log files in a windows environment

I need to start an alert when a specific strings appear in this log

Some one have suggestion in order to solve this problem ?

thanks for your help
Regards
Emilio

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 9:35 am
by avandemore
Does this answer your question?

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[root@core ~]# /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_log -F /var/log/messages -O /dev/null -q 'test message' -w 1
Log check ok - 0 pattern matches found|match=0;;;0
[root@core ~]# logger "test message"
[root@core ~]# /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_log -F /var/log/messages -O /dev/null -q 'test message' -w 1
(1) < May 26 09:31:24 core root: test message|match=1;;;0
[root@core ~]# /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_log -h | head -n 1
check_log v2.1.4 (nagios-plugins 2.1.4)
There are other plugins available as well on https://exchange.nagios.org/

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 1:52 pm
by emi65
Sorry but your solution is used in the unix environment
I need a solution to monitor a log file present in a MS Windows application
The files is in a folder like C:\APP\LOG

anyway thanks for your help
Emilio

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 2:07 pm
by avandemore
You may be able to find a plugin here that satisfies your need:
https://exchange.nagios.org/

If not, you can create your own. Here are some guides:
https://nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html
https://mathias-kettner.de/checkmk_localchecks.html
http://www.yourownlinux.com/2014/06/how ... cript.html

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:28 pm
by tmcdonald
Just checking in since we have not heard from you in a while. Did @avandemore's post clear things up or has the issue otherwise been resolved?

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:55 am
by emi65
I didn't find a ready check .

I'll plane to write new one

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:43 am
by tmcdonald
Otherwise if you are okay with a commercial solution, then Nagios Log Server was developed specifically for this: https://www.nagios.com/products/nagios-log-server/

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:51 am
by emi65
thanks for your suggestions
Regards
Emilio

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:26 pm
by lmiltchev
Emilio, do you have any more questions? Can we close this thread?

Re: Check string in windows log application file

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 1:26 am
by emi65
No , I'have no more question

Many Thanks for you help

regards
Emilio