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eventcreate:tldr:101fb
eventcreate: Create an event in a remote machine's event log.
$ eventcreate /s ${hostname} /u ${username} /p ${password} /t ${type} /id ${id} /d "${message}"
try on your machine
The command you mentioned is used to create a custom event log entry on a Windows system using the EventCreate tool. Let's break down the components:
/s ${hostname}
: Specifies the target system where the event log entry should be created.${hostname}
represents the variable for the name of the hostname or IP address of the target system./u ${username}
: Specifies the username for authentication to the target system.${username}
represents the variable for the actual username./p ${password}
: Specifies the password corresponding to the username used for authentication.${password}
represents the variable for the actual password./t ${type}
: Specifies the type of event to be created.${type}
represents the variable for the event type:- Informational:
SUCCESS
,FAILURE
- Warning:
WARNING
- Error:
ERROR
- Informational:
/id ${id}
: Specifies the event ID for the custom event entry.${id}
represents the variable for the event ID./d "${message}"
: Specifies the content or message to be included in the event log entry.${message}
represents the variable for the actual message.
Overall, this command is used to create a custom event log entry on a target system with the provided hostname, using authentication with the username and password. The event type, ID, and message are also specified for the log entry.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.