EventLog is not supports in Linux using .Net core 3.1

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Prabs-7622 asked May 6, '21 Prabs-7622 action May 6, '21

EventLog is not supports in Linux using .Net core 3.1

Hi,
I have an C#.net core 3.1 console application, it supports on Linux platform.
I need to get event log(like event viewer application logs in Windows) information from Linux , but i got runtime error:

Error:
Event Log not supports on Linux platform.

Please find the below code,

         **EventLog log = new EventLog("Application");
         Console.WriteLine("Application event log...");
         for (int index = 0; index < log.Entries.Count; index++)
         {
             EventLogEntry entry = log.Entries[index];
             Console.WriteLine("source " + entry.Source);
             Console.WriteLine("Message " + entry.Message + " " + "Time " +  entry.TimeWritten);
         }**

Please help me on this issue.
How to get event logs from Linux using c#.net?

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Answer 1 · 2021-05-07T17:46:46.157Z

lextm answered May 7, '21 cheong00 commented May 10, '21

Windows event logs are Windows only, and there is no direct equivalent on Linux. That's exactly why that API call gives you an exception on Linux. You will have to study what logging mechanism is used by Linux, such as syslog separately.

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cheong00 · May 10 at 02:41 AM

Yup. Event log is not something exists on Linux. Most likely you have to fetch log file for individual applications.

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