Wed 29 Oct, 2008
How to create a entry in event log in local or remote machine from command line in Windows XP
Comments (0) Filed under: System Administration, howtoEVENTCREATE [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]] /ID eventid
[/L logname] [/SO srcname] /T type /D description
Description:
This command line tool enables an administrator to create
a custom event ID and message in a specified event log.
Parameter List:
/S system Specifies the remote system to connect to.
/U [domain\]user Specifies the user context under which
the command should execute.
/P [password] Specifies the password for the given
user context. Prompts for input if omitted.
/L logname Specifies the event log to create
an event in.
/T type Specifies the type of event to create.
Valid types: ERROR, WARNING, INFORMATION.
/SO source Specifies the source to use for the
event. A valid source can be any string
and should represent the application or
component that is generating the event.
/ID id Specifies the event ID for the event. A
valid custom message ID is in the range
of 1 - 1000.
/D description Specifies the description to be set for
the newly creating event.
/? Displays this help/usage.
Examples:
EVENTCREATE /T ERROR /ID 100
/L APPLICATION /D “Create an event in application log”
EVENTCREATE /T ERROR /ID 999 /L APPLICATION
/SO WinWord /D “new source Winword in application log”
EVENTCREATE /S system /T ERROR /ID 100
/L APPLICATION /D “Remote system without user credentials”
EVENTCREATE /S system /U user /P password /ID 100 /T ERROR
/L APPLICATION /D “Remote machine with user credentials”
EVENTCREATE /S system /U domain\user /ID 100 /T WARNING
/SO MyBatchFile.cmd /D “Maintenance script user logon failed”
