NAME

grokevt-addlog - A tool for adding a raw event log to an existing GrokEVT database.

SYNOPSIS

grokevt-addlog database-dir evt-file new-type base-type

DESCRIPTION

grokevt-addlog takes a raw event log (.evt file) and adds it to a pre-built database generated by grokevt-builddb(1). This new log file will be set up to use the message templates of another log, as determined by the user.

This tool is primarily useful for processing deleted logs and log fragments found on a system. While it is possible to use the database generated from one system with the logs of another, this is not recommended for investigations unless no alternatives exist.

ARGUMENTS

grokevt-addlog uses the following arguments:

database-dir

The base directory for the database generated previously by grokevt-builddb(1).

evt-file

The file to be added to the database.

new-type

The new log type/name that evt-file will take on. This is the name that will need to be used later with grokevt-parselog(1) to access the new log. This type must not already exist in the database.

base-type

The existing log type that this new log will be based on. The message templates from this type will be used with the new log when parsing. This type must exist in the current database.

BUGS

Probably several. This particular script has not been extensively tested.

CREDITS

Written by Timothy D. Morgan.

LICENSE

Please see the file "LICENSE" included with this software distribution.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License version 3 for more details.

SEE ALSO

grokevt(7) grokevt-builddb(1) grokevt-dumpmsgs(1) grokevt-findlogs(1) grokevt-parselog(1) grokevt-ripdll(1)