I've installed Syslog Server and then performed a security scan on the server. It came back flagged with a registry entry:
System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Kiwi Syslog Server\Sendata.
The group policy for :
"Network Access: Remotely accessible registry paths and sub-paths" has the above entered in it. It is a Category I finding on the STIG.
Is this a requirement of Syslog, if not, what is it used for. Can it be deleted and still function?
Thanks!
SolarWinds's own Justin Finley just recorded a video tutorial that shows how to split logs into multiple displays in Kiwi Syslog Server.
External link to Jing: Multiple Displays - justinfinley's library
Video Guide:
Remember to "LIKE" this if you find it useful - that helps other find it too!
Hi There,
I'm trialing Kiwi Syslog and I'm having trouble with the Log Forwarder and Security Event Log. When I click on the Security Log I don't see Audit Success or Audit Failure as an event type. It just has Error, Warning and Information. If I manually edit the CFG file and add <int>16</int> it works, but then it gets overwritten if I make a change. Am I doing something wrong? How can I see Audit Failure as an Event Type?
Thanks,
I have installed the kiwi syslog server 9.5 and I am using the SolarWinds LogForwarder 1.2 on all the other servers and endpoints to send the logs to the kiwi syslog server.
I noticed that I am not receiving any logs from the servers only network devices (switches, routers, etc.) I checked to see if the Log Forwarder for Windows is running, and I noticed that it was not. I manually started the service, and then sometime after that the service stopped. I checked the event viewer application log and saw the following each in a separate entry
I have the SolarWinds LogForwarder 1.2 installed on w2k8r2 and w2k12r2 servers. I opened the log forwarder service log and I saw this
1/26/2017 4:57:57 PM - SolarWinds Event Log Forwarder for Windows; Service Started.
1/26/2017 4:58:58 PM - Configuration File Reloaded at 1/26/2017 4:58:58 PM
1/26/2017 5:30:10 PM - Unable to setup Windows Event Log subscribers. Subscribe failed with error 15001, The specified query is invalid.
1/26/2017 5:30:10 PM - Configuration File Reloaded Failed at 1/26/2017 5:30:10 PM
1/26/2017 9:24:23 PM - Unable to setup Windows Event Log subscribers. Subscribe failed with error 15001, The specified query is invalid.
1/26/2017 9:24:23 PM - Configuration File Reloaded Failed at 1/26/2017 9:24:23 PM
1/26/2017 9:27:29 PM - Unable to setup Windows Event Log subscribers. Subscribe failed with error 15001, The specified query is invalid.
1/26/2017 9:27:29 PM - Configuration File Reloaded Failed at 1/26/2017 9:27:29 PM
1/26/2017 9:27:33 PM - Unable to setup Windows Event Log subscribers. Subscribe failed with error 15001, The specified query is invalid.
1/26/2017 9:27:33 PM - Configuration File Reloaded Failed at 1/26/2017 9:27:33 PM
1/26/2017 9:27:41 PM - Unable to setup Windows Event Log subscribers. Subscribe failed with error 15001, The specified query is invalid.
1/26/2017 9:27:41 PM - Configuration File Reloaded Failed at 1/26/2017 9:27:41 PM
Can anyone help?
i installed log forwarder 2.1.0 on my windows server 2008. i set my kiwi syslog server, i configured subscription for sending system logs from my server. when i click to test button, the test is ok, but in event viewer i receive in log solariwinds.net i receive message
Unable to setup Windows Event Log subscribers. Subscribe failed with error 15001, The specified query is invalid.
also, my kiwisyslogserver does not receives messages. where is problem
*Kiwi Syslog Server V.9.1.0
*Windows 2008 SP1 and SP2 64bit
Our client encountered a Kiwi Syslog WebAccess installation error.
The error message is as follows:
=============================================
The installer has encountered an unexpected error
installing this package. This may indicate a problem
with this package.The error code is 2869.
=============================================
*Kiwi Syslog Server service runs correctly.
*The client stopped Anti-Virus service before the installation.
Are there some information to resolve the problem?
I am hoping you can give me a hand with an issue that I am having. I have a number of servers in a DMZ that are logging to a central rsyslog server and then forwarding these messages to a KiwiSyslog server. Unfortunately when this happens all of the messages received by Kiwi are labelled with the hostname/ip of the rsyslog server and not their original source. I am unable to enable UDP Spoofing on the RSyslog server as the firewall will only allow traffic from this servers IP and not the spoofed addresses.
Take the following example:
InternalServer1 -> KiwiSyslogServer
-Kiwi is able to resolve the name of InternalServer1 and everything works fine.
DMZServer1 -> DMZRSyslogServer -> KiwiSyslogServer
-Kiwi is not able to resolve the name of DMZServer1 as the incoming messages are stamped with the IPAddress of the DMZRSyslogServer
I noticed in the help documents that there is the option to modify a message by processing it with a script. The example they give for "Fields.VarPeerAddress" is very similar to what we want to happen:
"Firewall device (192.168.1.1) ---> First syslog collector (192.168.1.2) ---> This syslog collector (192.168.1.3)
The Fields.VarPeerAddres value would be 192.168.1.1."
So would a script similar to the following work? Anyone have any experience with this?
"Function Main()
' Replace DMZServerIP with ActualSourceIP within the message hostname
Fields. = Replace(Fields., "123.123.123.123", Fields.VarPeerAddress)
' Return OK to tell syslog that the script ran correctly.
Main = "OK"
End Function"
Thanks,
Ryan
I currently have a Kiwi Syslog (9.3.4) on a Windows Server 2003 R2 (x64) and would like to know the following;
1. Can I install the current version (9.3.4) into a newly build Windows Server 2012 R2 machine? Is it compatible with Server 2012 R2? If yes, can I move the database of the old Kiwi to the newly installed Kiwi Syslog server? If no;
2. Can I install the new version (9.5) into a newly build Windows Server 2012 R2 without buying a new license?
Thanks guys.
Hi,
I use Kiwi Syslog Server on Windows Server 2016.
I got an error on Kiwi Syslog Server due to conflict with Windows Update several times.
1) Performed on April 26, 2017
*Environment
- Windows Server 2016
- Kiwi Syslog Server version 9.5.2
The following patchs were installed by Windows Update successfully.
KB4015217
KB890830
Then KSS is unable to load and presents the following error:
---------------------------
Syslogd
---------------------------
Component 'KiwiSocket.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
---------------------------
2) Performed on May 19, 2017
*Environment
- Windows Server 2016
- Kiwi Syslog Server version 9.6.1
The following patchs were installed by Windows Update successfully.
KB3150513
KB4019472
KB890830
KB4013418
Then KSS is unable to load and presents the following error:
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Syslogd
---------------------------
Component 'XceedZip.dll' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.
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[Resolution]
Both cases, I uninstalled and re-installed Kiwi Syslog Server.
Please refer:
3) Performed on June 21, 2017
*Environment
- Windows Server 2016
- Kiwi Syslog Server version 9.6.1
The following patchs were installed by Windows Update successfully.
(KB3186568)
(KB4023834)
(KB4022715)
(KB890830)
(KB3150513)
Then KSS is unable to load and presents the following error:
---------------------------
Syslogd
---------------------------
Component 'XceedZip.dll' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.
---------------------------
[Resolution]
I uninstalled and re-installed Kiwi Syslog Server.
==================================
4) Performed on April 3, 2018
*Environment
- Windows Server 2016
- Kiwi Syslog Server version 9.6.3
The following patchs were installed by Windows Update successfully.
KB4089510
Then KSS is unable to load and presents the following error:
---------------------------
Syslogd
---------------------------
Component 'KiwiSocket.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
---------------------------
[Resolution]
I uninstalled and re-installed Kiwi Syslog Server.
==================================
==================================
5) Performed on June 29, 2018
*Environment
- Windows Server 2016
- Kiwi Syslog Server version 9.6.3
The following patchs were installed by Windows Update successfully.
KB4284833
2018-06 x64 ベース システム用 Windows Server 2016 の累積更新プログラム (KB4284833)
Then KSS is unable to load and presents the following error:
---------------------------
Syslogd
---------------------------
Component 'KiwiSocket.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
---------------------------
[Resolution]
I uninstalled and re-installed Kiwi Syslog Server.
==================================
メッセージ編集者: JTC Osaka After Windows Update(2018-June), KSS can not start again.
We are new to Kiwi Syslog and are just getting things configured. We are on version 9.6.1.6. One thing I immediately noticed is that running the "Check for update..." results in the following error: "An error occurred while checking for available software updates. Check internet connectivity or proxy server settings.".
We have no proxy server enabled. From the server with Kiwi Syslog, I have Internet connectivity via a browser with no problems.
From Kiwi's error log, I see the following line associated with the failed update: "Info: An error occurred while checking for available software updates. Moved Temporarily [20152] - Resource: http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/Kiwi/Syslog/currentkiwisyslogversion.xml". If I paste that URL into a browser, it returns the following:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<KiwiSyslogServerVersionManifest Version="1">
<CurrentVersion Version="9.6.1" Link="http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/Kiwi/Syslog/Kiwi-Syslog-Server-9.6.1.zip" DateReleased="2017-05-01"> New in 9.6.1 update ------------------------------ * Kiwi Syslog Server no longer creates large SolarWinds.SyslogServer.Engine.log fileswhich consume significant disk space. * Kiwi Syslog Server diagnostic information shows the correct buffer usage for all types of messages * If you do not see a "Download Update" button below, copy and paste the following link into your browser to download: http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/Kiwi/Syslog/Kiwi-Syslog-Server-9.6.1.zip</CurrentVersion>
</KiwiSyslogServerVersionManifest>
I can then paste the .zip link it references into a browser and get the zip file to download (although it appears to be the same version we already have).
Has anyone experienced the same issue or know how to fix it?
Thanks!
Hola tengo un inconveniente con Kiwi Syslog Server al tratar de hacer algunos test con mi correo electronico me sale este error:
Unable to send test message.
Reason: Mail error: SMTP protocol error. 535 5.7.8
http//:support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=14257
p13sm9533348qax.8 - gsmtp
Desearia saber si alguien me podria ayudar, a resolverlo.
Tambien tengo una duda como configuro a las alarmas de kiwi al momento de tener una alerta que se me envie un correo?
Espero su gentil ayuda
Hello,
I have installed kiwi syslog server 9.6.3.3 eval version and trying to configure syslog in TCP SSL mode.
First, these are the steps I following to configure the server:
a) created a self signed certificate using java keytool.
b) imported into windows certificates personal and trusted roots folder.
c) selected the imported certificate in kiwi setup configuration.
After following the above steps , I got below error in Event log file.
2017-11-29 16:40:06 Unable to bind secure TCP listener to port 6514 There might be a problem with the certificate provided.
After googling for this error, I got below link and used IIS server to create a self-signed certificate
Re: Kiwi Syslog Server does not display secure ASA syslogs
After configuring certificate which is generated from IIS, I started getting below error.
2017-11-30 12:37:30 Source: C:\Windows\SysWow64\mswinsck.ocx Error: Socket is non-blocking and the specified operation will block
But , I was able to receive messages in SSL mode using java code running in same box where syslog server is installed. If I try to run same java code from any box other than kiwi server, it is not receiving messages.
Observed similar behavior for TCP mode as well.
How to check syslog server is configured correctly or not? Is there any way to do that?.
Thanks in Advance!!
I use kiwi syslog server a lot for testing syslog. It seems like in the latest version there are issues with TCP. I'm verifying with the Kiwi Syslog Message Generator. Seems like with syslog server version 9.4.1 TCP connects and works, but in latest version 9.6.3 it does not connect for some reason. When I try to connect TCP with message generator it says "TCP session remotely disconnected" using the same tool the same exact way, it works with version 9.4.1. I'm using the syslog message generator tool on the same machine as the syslog server. Is this a known issue, or am I missing something? Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated. Thank you very much.
After upgrading to v9.5.1, from v9.5.0, we started experiencing constant crashing on our console. Other than a few minor quirks and annoyances, the previous version had not really crashed too often after we applied the hotfix.
Windows Server 2012
Virtual
4 CPUs(2 Cores per Socket, 2 Sockets)
24 GB RAM
150 GB Hard Disk
Kiwi Syslog Server, Installed as a Service
I began to notice the message buffer would quickly drop down from 100%, shortly after starting up the console. Sometimes we would only reach 43K MPH before crashing, while other times we made it up around 350K+ MPH before crashing. And, every time it would crash, the message buffer would be far away from 100%. Previously, the message buffer rarely, if ever, dropped under 100% free.
After reading through various other user issues of the past, I found something that mentioned the "MsgBufferSize" settings in the registry. I went looking into the registry for those settings, however, "MsgBufferSize" was nowhere to be found. I added the "MsgBufferSize" with the value of "10000000", which is shown to be the max value. After adding the settings into the registry, and restarting everything, our system appears to be running fairly smooth, so far. Currently, we are roughly around 430K MPH, with a full 100% buffer free.
Previously posted thread regarding the "MsgBufferSize" registry entry:
Does the Kiwi Syslog buffer with SQL Server
Registry values documentation:
Section: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolarWinds\Syslogd\Properties
Value (STRING): MsgBufferSize
Registered mode:
Min value: 100
Max value: 10000000 (10 million)
Default value: 500000
Type: Maximum number of message buffer entries
So, did something change from 9.5.0 to 9.5.1 that would have removed those settings from the registry? If not, then what else would have removed the entry altogether? Or, has the "MsgBufferSize" registry entry been removed all along, and the documentation just not updated? If it has been removed, and is not used anymore, then why would adding the entry back into the registry make everything suddenly start working again?
Thank you,
-Will
1st time starting a discussion.
1st time working with Kiwi Syslog.
Let me know if I'm in the wrong place.
I am very new to Syslog Servers.
I'm a Route/Switch type guy.
We are using Kiwi Syslog to get Call Manager Call Traces for troubleshooting.
This Instance of Kiwi Syslog was working fine as a Guest VMware Server on a Host Server.
We used the app Veeam to move the Kiwi Syslog VMware Guest Server to another Host.
This issue started after the copy/move of the Kiwi Syslog
No IP addresses were changed, it's on the same network as before.
It starts up, logs are being received, and then they stop.
If you try to start the service, it tells you it's already running.
At the bottom of the Kiwi Syslog Service Manager, you can see the MPH indicator has stopped.
Looking at the correct folder I can see the logs are no longer being received.
If I stop the service and start the service it starts.
There is a script that tells it to restart every morning at 4am, and it will do this.
Below is the error event seen when it stopped last time.
Windows Server 2012 R2
64 -bit OS
Has anyone seen this type of issue before?
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Mhaley
I currently have a Kiwi Syslog (9.3.4) on a Windows Server 2003 R2 (x64) and would like to know the following;
1. Can I install the current version (9.3.4) into a newly build Windows Server 2012 R2 machine? Is it compatible with Server 2012 R2? If yes, can I move the database of the old Kiwi to the newly installed Kiwi Syslog server? If no;
2. Can I install the new version (9.5) into a newly build Windows Server 2012 R2 without buying a new license?
Thanks guys.
Hello,
Could you please tell me how to transfer all DHCP events (from a standard Windows 2012 DHCP server) to syslog ?
Thanks in advance for your help
I am evaluating Kiwi Syslogd to front-end and filter syslog traffic since we are having performance problems and service crashes using the NPM Syslog Service. Here is the hardware platform:
HP DL385G7
2x AMD Opteron 6174 2.2GHz 12-core processors
32GB memory
RAID-1 for OS/Syslog
Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Enterprise SP1
I installed Kiwi Syslogd and it ran for about an hour before it crashed with this failure:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 3/15/2012 10:42:42 AM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: *********
Description:
Faulting application name: Syslogd_Service.exe, version: 9.2.0.1, time stamp: 0x4d069c0f
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000a
Faulting process id: 0x91d0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cd02c944ab6d53
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Syslogd\Syslogd_Service.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 43e40d87-6ec6-11e1-a52f-3cd92b024752
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-03-15T17:42:42.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>2945</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>************</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Syslogd_Service.exe</Data>
<Data>9.2.0.1</Data>
<Data>4d069c0f</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>00000000</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>0000000a</Data>
<Data>91d0</Data>
<Data>01cd02c944ab6d53</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Syslogd\Syslogd_Service.exe</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>43e40d87-6ec6-11e1-a52f-3cd92b024752</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
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The following was in the Syslogd Errorlog.txt:
2012-03-15 09:32:52 Command line license key accepted.
2012-03-15 10:42:41 *** INTERNAL PROGRAM ERROR - Please contact http://www.kiwisyslog.com/support/ ***
2012-03-15 10:42:41 Service Version 9.2.1 | Error Number: 28 | Description: Out of stack space | Module Name: Syslogdsvc.frm | Procedure Name: SyslogSocket_DataArrival | Line Number: 260 | Date and time: 3/15/2012 10:42:41 AM
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I have opened SolarWinds case #323438 regarding this.
I am needing to forward all of our DHCP audits to the syslog, however I cannot figure out how to do that with the Log Forwarder. Which source do I use in the Event Viewer? The audit is logged to a file. Is there any way to forward changes to files?
Hi
Has anyone managed to get CDR data from an OfficeServ 7070 to a Kiwi Syslog server? It seems as if for this PABX the application must actively fetch the data rather than listen for it on UDP or TCP/IP, I do not have all the PABX info but from everything I've managed to find on the net this seems to be the case.
We need to either get this PABX to push through the records to the Kiwi Server or if possible to make the Kiwi Server an active client that will get the data from the PABX, not too sure if either are possible?
Thank You