Python win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ Examples

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Example #1
Source File: test_logging.py    From Fluid-Designer with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def test_basic(self):
        logtype = 'Application'
        elh = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(None, logtype)
        num_recs = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(elh)

        try:
            h = logging.handlers.NTEventLogHandler('test_logging')
        except pywintypes.error as e:
            if e.winerror == 5:  # access denied
                raise unittest.SkipTest('Insufficient privileges to run test')
            raise

        r = logging.makeLogRecord({'msg': 'Test Log Message'})
        h.handle(r)
        h.close()
        # Now see if the event is recorded
        self.assertLess(num_recs, win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(elh))
        flags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ | \
                win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ
        found = False
        GO_BACK = 100
        events = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(elh, flags, GO_BACK)
        for e in events:
            if e.SourceName != 'test_logging':
                continue
            msg = win32evtlogutil.SafeFormatMessage(e, logtype)
            if msg != 'Test Log Message\r\n':
                continue
            found = True
            break
        msg = 'Record not found in event log, went back %d records' % GO_BACK
        self.assertTrue(found, msg=msg)

# Set the locale to the platform-dependent default.  I have no idea
# why the test does this, but in any case we save the current locale
# first and restore it at the end.
Example #2
Source File: eventLogDemo.py    From ironpython2 with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up 
def ReadLog(computer, logType="Application", dumpEachRecord = 0):
    # read the entire log back.
    h=win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(computer, logType)
    numRecords = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(h)
#       print "There are %d records" % numRecords

    num=0
    while 1:
        objects = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(h, win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ|win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ, 0)
        if not objects:
            break
        for object in objects:
            # get it for testing purposes, but dont print it.
            msg = win32evtlogutil.SafeFormatMessage(object, logType)
            if object.Sid is not None:
                try:
                    domain, user, typ = win32security.LookupAccountSid(computer, object.Sid)
                    sidDesc = "%s/%s" % (domain, user)
                except win32security.error:
                    sidDesc = str(object.Sid)
                user_desc = "Event associated with user %s" % (sidDesc,)
            else:
                user_desc = None
            if dumpEachRecord:
                print "Event record from %r generated at %s" % (object.SourceName, object.TimeGenerated.Format())
                if user_desc:
                    print user_desc
                try:
                    print msg
                except UnicodeError:
                    print "(unicode error printing message: repr() follows...)"
                    print repr(msg)

        num = num + len(objects)

    if numRecords == num:
        print "Successfully read all", numRecords, "records"
    else:
        print "Couldn't get all records - reported %d, but found %d" % (numRecords, num)
        print "(Note that some other app may have written records while we were running!)"
    win32evtlog.CloseEventLog(h)
Example #3
Source File: win32evtlogutil.py    From ironpython2 with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up 
def FeedEventLogRecords(feeder, machineName = None, logName = "Application", readFlags = None):
    if readFlags is None:
        readFlags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ|win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ

    h=win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(machineName, logName)
    try:
        while 1:
            objects = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(h, readFlags, 0)
            if not objects:
                break
            map(lambda item, feeder = feeder: feeder(*(item,)), objects)
    finally:
        win32evtlog.CloseEventLog(h)
Example #4
Source File: test_logging.py    From ironpython3 with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up 
def test_basic(self):
        logtype = 'Application'
        elh = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(None, logtype)
        num_recs = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(elh)

        try:
            h = logging.handlers.NTEventLogHandler('test_logging')
        except pywintypes.error as e:
            if e.winerror == 5:  # access denied
                raise unittest.SkipTest('Insufficient privileges to run test')
            raise

        r = logging.makeLogRecord({'msg': 'Test Log Message'})
        h.handle(r)
        h.close()
        # Now see if the event is recorded
        self.assertLess(num_recs, win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(elh))
        flags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ | \
                win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ
        found = False
        GO_BACK = 100
        events = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(elh, flags, GO_BACK)
        for e in events:
            if e.SourceName != 'test_logging':
                continue
            msg = win32evtlogutil.SafeFormatMessage(e, logtype)
            if msg != 'Test Log Message\r\n':
                continue
            found = True
            break
        msg = 'Record not found in event log, went back %d records' % GO_BACK
        self.assertTrue(found, msg=msg)

# Set the locale to the platform-dependent default.  I have no idea
# why the test does this, but in any case we save the current locale
# first and restore it at the end.
Example #5
Source File: test_logging.py    From Project-New-Reign---Nemesis-Main with GNU General Public License v3.0 5 votes vote down vote up 
def test_basic(self):
        logtype = 'Application'
        elh = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(None, logtype)
        num_recs = win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(elh)

        try:
            h = logging.handlers.NTEventLogHandler('test_logging')
        except pywintypes.error as e:
            if e.winerror == 5:  # access denied
                raise unittest.SkipTest('Insufficient privileges to run test')
            raise

        r = logging.makeLogRecord({'msg': 'Test Log Message'})
        h.handle(r)
        h.close()
        # Now see if the event is recorded
        self.assertLess(num_recs, win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(elh))
        flags = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ | \
                win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ
        found = False
        GO_BACK = 100
        events = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(elh, flags, GO_BACK)
        for e in events:
            if e.SourceName != 'test_logging':
                continue
            msg = win32evtlogutil.SafeFormatMessage(e, logtype)
            if msg != 'Test Log Message\r\n':
                continue
            found = True
            break
        msg = 'Record not found in event log, went back %d records' % GO_BACK
        self.assertTrue(found, msg=msg)

# Set the locale to the platform-dependent default.  I have no idea
# why the test does this, but in any case we save the current locale
# first and restore it at the end.
Example #6
Source File: windows_event_log_monitor.py    From scalyr-agent-2 with Apache License 2.0 4 votes vote down vote up 
def __read_from_event_log(self, source, event_types):

        event_log = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(self._server, source)
        if not event_log:
            self._logger.error("Unknown error opening event log for '%s'" % source)
            return

        # we read events in reverse from the end of the log to avoid problems when
        # seeking directly to a record in a large log file
        flags = (
            win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ | win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ
        )

        offset = -1

        # use the checkpoint if it exists
        if source in self._checkpoints:
            offset = self._checkpoints[source]

        # a list of events that we haven't yet seen
        event_list = []
        try:
            events = True
            while events:
                events = win32evtlog.ReadEventLog(event_log, flags, offset)
                for event in events:
                    # special case for when there was no offset, in which case
                    # the first event will be the latest event so use that for the
                    # new offset
                    if offset == -1:
                        self._checkpoints[source] = event.RecordNumber
                        events = False
                        break
                    # if we encounter our last seen record, then we are done
                    elif (
                        offset == event.RecordNumber
                        or len(event_list) >= self._maximum_records
                    ):
                        events = False
                        break
                    else:
                        # add the event to our list of interested events
                        # if it is one we are interested in
                        if event.EventType in event_types:
                            event_list.append(event)
        except Exception as error:
            self._logger.error(
                "Error reading from event log: %s",
                six.text_type(error),
                limit_once_per_x_secs=self._error_repeat_interval,
                limit_key="EventLogError",
            )

        # now print out records in reverse order (which will put them in correct chronological order
        # because we initially read them in reverse)
        for event in reversed(event_list):
            self.__log_event(source, event)
            self._checkpoints[source] = event.RecordNumber