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        C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog\conf\nxlog.conf

4. Replace the entire configuration file by pasting the following Below – Note to replace the variable ({IP address of Seceon Server}) with the actual Seceon Server IP address:

Code Block
define ROOT C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog

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Moduledir %ROOT%\modules

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CacheDir %ROOT%\data

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Pidfile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.pid

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SpoolDir %ROOT%\data

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LogFile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.log

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<Extension syslog>

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Module xm_syslog

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</Extension>

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<Input in_iis>

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Module im_file

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File "C:\\inetpub\\logs\\LogFiles\\W3SVC*\u_ex*"

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SavePos TRUE

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ReadFromLast TRUE

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Exec if $raw_event =~ /^#/ drop();

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Exec $Message = $raw_event;

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</Input>

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<Output out_iis>

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Module om_udp

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Host CCE_IP_ADDRESS

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Port 514

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Exec $SyslogFacilityValue = 2;

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Exec $SourceName = 'windows_iis_logs';

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Exec to_syslog_bsd();

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</Output>

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<Route in-to-out>

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Path in_iis => out_iis

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</Route>

5. Restart nxlog services.

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  1. Open IIS Manager, which can be accessed from the Tools menu in the Server Manager or from Administrative Tools.

  2. In the Connections, the pane on the left, select the server or site for which to configure logging. Select a server to configure logging server-wide, or a site to configure logging for that specific site.

  3. Double-click the Logging icon in the centre pane.

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4. Modify the logging configuration as required. The W3C format is recommended.

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The resulting logs can be collected by NXLog as shown in the following sections.

Verification

On Windows server using NXLOG Utility

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