Tutorial: Collect Windows Events and Write Them to a File#

Use this tutorial when EventReporter should collect Windows Event Log data and store matching events in a local text file.

Goal#

At the end of this procedure, EventReporter will:

  • monitor one or more Windows event logs

  • pass matching events through a ruleset

  • write them to a file on disk

Prerequisites#

  • A writable target directory for log files

  • At least one ruleset for incoming events

  • An Event Log Monitor service that will bind to that ruleset

Steps#

  1. Create or choose a ruleset.

  2. Add a Write to File action.

  3. Configure the target file.

    • Set File Path Name to the directory where EventReporter should write the files.

    • Set File Base Name to the logical file name prefix.

    • Keep the default extension unless you need something specific.

  4. Create or choose an Event Log Monitor service.

    • Use Event Log Monitor V2 for new setups unless you have a compatibility reason to use V1.

    • Bind the service to the ruleset that contains the file action.

  5. Save and apply the configuration.

  6. Start or restart the EventReporter service if required.

Verification#

  1. Trigger or wait for a Windows event that should match.

  2. Open the configured directory.

  3. Confirm that EventReporter created or updated the expected log file.

Next step#

If file logging works, continue with: