Configuring event logs

This section contains information on configuring the way significant Remote Ink service program events are logged. Use the procedures in this section to do the following:

• Configure which significant Remote Ink service program events are logged.

• Create a custom event source to redirect output from the default application log to a log dedicated to Remote Ink service program events.

  Tip 

  Redirecting output from the default application log is helpful if you’re troubleshooting Remote Ink service and want a log containing only Remote Ink service program events.

To configure which program events are logged

1. Go to C:\Program Files\SMART Technologies\Remote Ink Service.

2. Open Remoteinkservice.exe.config with a text editor.

3. Scroll to and change the comment for the following command:

   <add key="LogLevel" value="[value]" />

   Where [value] determines which events are logged.

   Choose the events you want to log by entering a value from the table below.

   Value	Event level	This value enables you to log the following event information:
   0	Error	Error
   1	Warning	Warning and Error
   2	Informational	Informational, Warning and Error
   3	Debug	Debug, Informational, Warning and Error

To create a custom event source

1. Create a PowerShell script that contains the following commands and modify the customeventsource and logname variables to your custom values.

   Tip 

   You can also execute the following commands directly in a PowerShell console.

   $customeventsource = [My Custom Source]

   $logname = [Application]

   $creationData = new-object System.Diagnostics.EventSourceCreationData $customeventsource, $logname

   [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource($creationData)

   Where:

   • [My Custom Source] is the new name of the customeventsource variable

   • [Application] defines which event log is associated with the EventSource variable

2. Execute in a PowerShell console.

3. Go to C:\Program Files\SMART Technologies\Remote Ink Service.

4. Open Remoteinkservice.exe.config with a text editor.

5. Change the default EventSource name to the name you gave to the customeventsource variable, for example My Custom Source.

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