Author: bodewig
Date: Mon Sep 12 10:59:29 2011
New Revision: 1169687
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1169687&view=rev
Log:
Point to existing FAQ entry. LOG4NET-310
Modified:
logging/log4net/trunk/src/Appender/EventLogAppender.cs
Modified: logging/log4net/trunk/src/Appender/EventLogAppender.cs
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4net/trunk/src/Appender/EventLogAppender.cs?rev=1169687&r1=1169686&r2=1169687&view=diff
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--- logging/log4net/trunk/src/Appender/EventLogAppender.cs (original)
+++ logging/log4net/trunk/src/Appender/EventLogAppender.cs Mon Sep 12 10:59:29
2011
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ namespace log4net.Appender
/// Writes events to the system event log.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
+ /// <para>
+ /// The appender will fail if you try to write using an event source that
doesn't exist unless it is running with local administrator privileges.
+ /// See also
http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/faq.html#trouble-EventLog
+ /// </para>
/// <para>
/// The <c>EventID</c> of the event log entry can be
/// set using the <c>EventLogEventID</c> property (<see
cref="LoggingEvent.Properties"/>)
@@ -284,7 +288,9 @@ namespace log4net.Appender
catch (System.Security.SecurityException ex) {
ErrorHandler.Error("Caught a SecurityException trying to
access the EventLog. Most likely the event source "
+ m_applicationName
- + " doesn't exist and must be created by a local
administrator. Will disable EventLogAppender", ex);
+ + " doesn't exist and must be created by a local
administrator. Will disable EventLogAppender."
+ + " See
http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/faq.html#trouble-EventLog";,
+ ex);
Threshold = Level.Off;
}
}
