Windows Event Log

The winlog input plugin allows you to read Windows Event Log.

Configuration Parameters

The plugin supports the following configuration parameters:

Key

Description

Default

Channels

A comma-separated list of channels to read from.

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Interval_Sec

Set the polling interval for each channel. (optional)

1

DB

Set the path to save the read offsets. (optional)

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Note that if you do not set db, the plugin will read channels from the beginning on each startup.

Configuration Examples

Configuration File

Here is a minimum configuration example.

[INPUT]
Name winlog
Channels Setup,Windows PowerShell
Interval_Sec 1
DB winlog.sqlite
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[OUTPUT]
Name stdout
Match *

Note that some Windows Event Log channels (like Security) requires an admin privilege for reading. In this case, you need to run fluent-bit as an administrator.

Command Line

If you want to do a quick test, you can run this plugin from the command line.

$ fluent-bit -i winlog -p 'channels=Setup' -o stdout