I'm creating an ASP.NET application that will log some stuff to Windows EventLog. To do this an event source has to be created first. This requires administrative priviledges so I cannot do it in the ASP.NET app.

Is there an existing command-line application that is bundled with Windows that can create an event log source, or must I roll out my own?

Try "eventcreate.exe"

An example:

eventcreate /ID 1 /L APPLICATION /T INFORMATION  /SO MYEVENTSOURCE /D "My first log"

This will create a new event source named MYEVENTSOURCE under APPLICATION event log as INFORMATION event type.

I think this utility is included only from XP onwards.

Further reading

• Windows IT Pro: JSI Tip 5487. Windows XP includes the EventCreate utility for creating custom events.

• Type eventcreate /? in CMD prompt

• Microsoft TechNet: Windows Command-Line Reference: Eventcreate

• SS64: Windows Command-Line Reference: Eventcreate