EvtBak A small tool that lets you backup and clear Windows event logs
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The Evtbak application was designed to be a small tool that lets you backup and clear Windows event logs. It has no interactive interface, so you can schedule it to run at proper time without intervention. It lets you collect logfile from remote machines, so a single workstation can backup the entire network file logs. Use is extremely straightforward: EvtBak with LogType meaning 0 Application log 1 Security log 2 System log 3 Internet Explorer log So if you need to backup the security log for your remote server "FileServer1" type: evtbak \fileserver1 1 f:ackupsecurity If your run this daily, the file will be overwritten each time, loosing information. You can use the "t" switch to append timestamp to the file name and solve the problem: evtbak \MyDomCtrl 2 e:logssystemlog t Each time the log is backed up, it is also cleared. You can clear a log without backup using "" as file name: evtbak \myserver 1 "" You need admin privileges on the target machine to run this tool. There is also a or A switch that performs a simple analisys of logfile. This function is beta code since 1999 and should not be regarded as affordable.

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