problem with log file monitoring syntax

[gregtompkins]

Hello Zabbix Community from soggy Oregon!

So far I am loving this product. I come from a background of data center and using super expensive products like HP OpenView. So I am getting my hands "dirty" putting it to use on a project for our family business. I want to monitor a text file on the server that the zabbix agent is running.

log["C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall\pfirewall.l og","DROP","ANSI",1000]

Here is a snippet from the file I am trying to monitor:

2013-03-05 20:34:14 ALLOW UDP 192.168.1.111 208.67.222.222 58198 53 0 - - - - - - - SEND
2013-03-05 20:34:14 ALLOW UDP 192.168.1.47 192.168.1.111 61057 53 0 - - - - - - - RECEIVE
2013-03-05 20:34:14 ALLOW UDP 192.168.1.47 192.168.1.111 57605 53 0 - - - - - - - RECEIVE
2013-03-05 20:34:14 ALLOW UDP 192.168.1.111 208.67.222.222 56968 53 0 - - - - - - - SEND
2013-03-05 20:34:14 ALLOW UDP 192.168.1.111 208.67.222.222 58993 53 0 - - - - - - - SEND
2013-03-05 20:34:16 ALLOW UDP 192.168.1.71 192.168.1.111 9732 53 0 - - - - - - - RECEIVE

but when I try to start up the item it goes to "Status Unsupported"

So my question is the agent incapable of monitoring that specific log file or do I (more likely) have an error in the syntax?

Thanks for the help, this is looking like a really cool thing to learn!

--GREG--

[heaje]

Based off of what you posted, it looks like you have a typo in your key. You have a space between "l" and "o" in the log file extension. That would cause it to go unsupported.

[ejames]

Also, it should be an active check.

Type: Zabbix Agent (Active)