EventSourceCreationData.MachineName Property

The MachineName value cannot be an empty string. If the machine name is not explicitly set, it defaults to the local computer (".").

When registering a source on a remote computer, you must have administrative rights on that computer to write the registry values with sufficient permissions.

The following code example sets the configuration properties for an event source from command-line arguments. The input arguments specify the event source name, event log name, computer name, and event message resource file. This example is part of a larger example provided for the EventSourceCreationData class.

EventSourceCreationData mySourceData = new EventSourceCreationData("", "");
bool registerSource = true;

// Process input parameters. 
if (args.Length > 0)
{
    // Require at least the source name.

    mySourceData.Source = args[0];

    if (args.Length > 1)
    {
        mySourceData.LogName = args[1];
    }

    if (args.Length > 2)
    {
        mySourceData.MachineName = args[2];
    }
    if ((args.Length > 3) && (args[3].Length > 0))
    {
        mySourceData.MessageResourceFile = args[3];
    }
}
else 
{
    // Display a syntax help message.
    Console.WriteLine("Input:");
    Console.WriteLine(" source [event log] [machine name] [resource file]");

    registerSource = false;
}

// Set defaults for parameters missing input. 
if (mySourceData.MachineName.Length == 0)
{
    // Default to the local computer.
    mySourceData.MachineName = ".";
}
if (mySourceData.LogName.Length == 0)
{
    // Default to the Application log.
    mySourceData.LogName = "Application";
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

• SecurityPermission 

  for calling any member of EventSourceCreationData with full trust. Associated enumeration: PermissionState.Unrestricted

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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