Reading Remote Event logs

Question

How can i read event logs residing at a remote computer on the same network using System.Diagnostics.EventLog in .net. it works fine if i give my own (local) computer name. But i don't know how to pass the remote computer name.

EventLog eventLogs = new EventLog("Application","P036");

p036 is local computer name. how can i access logs on computer with name p037.

Please reply as soon as someone get it.

Thanks in advance.

chandrasekhar ravuri · Answer

machine = 1.12.45.7 log = LgName If ( Not EventLog.Exists(log machine)) Then Console.WriteLine( The log does not exist! ) Exit Sub End If Dim aLog As EventLog aLog = New EventLog aLog.Log = log aLog.MachineName = machine Console.WriteLine( There are {0} entr[y|ies] in the log:  CStr (aLog.Entries.Count)) Dim entry As EventLogEntry For Each entry In aLog.Entries Console.WriteLine(  Entry: {0}  entry.Message) Next entry Console.ReadLine()

Lalit M · Answer

hi i find code fore read/write event log of local computer and remote computeryou can also this code sample /logType can be Application Security System or any other Custom Log. string logType = Application; EventLog ev = new EventLog(logType System.Environment.MachineName); int LastLogToShow = ev.Entries.Count; if ( LastLogToShow Console.WriteLine(No Event Logs in the Log : + logType); // Read the last 2 records in the specified log. int i; for ( i = ev.Entries.Count - 1; i>= LastLogToShow - 2; i--) { EventLogEntry CurrentEntry = ev.Entries[i]; Console.WriteLine(Event ID :  + CurrentEntry.EventID); Console.WriteLine(Entry Type :  + CurrentEntry.EntryType.ToString()); Console.WriteLine(Message :  + CurrentEntry.Message + 
); } ev.Close(); complete reference you can go through from this link .

Naeem Ahmed · Answer

Thanks Niradhip(James Hetfield). But it doesn't anwer my question at all. I'm using the same namespace to read eventlogs. but my question was that how to pass the name of the remote machine as MachineName in second parameter of EventLog Constructor. EventLog eventLogs = new EventLog ( LogName   Remote Machine Name  ); Thanks for showing interest in the thread.

Niradhip Chakraborty · Answer

Check Out: http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=152&thread=135902