Werk #3106: windows agent: added support for new eventlog types introduced with windows vista / server 2008

Component Checks & agents
Title windows agent: added support for new eventlog types introduced with windows vista / server 2008
Date Mar 22, 2016
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.4.0i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

The new eventlogs introduced in windows vista / windows server 2008 can only be accessed through a new api introduced in that same version. To allow this agent to work with older windows versions, the api used can be toggled through the configuration file and, for compatibilty, defaults to the old style. To enable the new api, set "vista_api = yes" in the logwatch section. This only changes the api, it doesn't automatically enable additional logs (there could be hundreds). Instead you can manually activate the new-style logs with a line like this (again in the logwatch section): "logname Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy/Operational = warn" The correct name to use for the logs can be found in windows through the Properties-Window of a log.

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