Windows agent log file location

[jzondervan]

Hello,

I'm trying to set the log file location of a windows agent to "c:\Program Files\Zabbix". This doens't seem to work. No problems when I point it to e.g. C:\Zabbix.

Checked the ACL, same as on C:\Zabbix so it isn't a rights problem. My guess is the agent doesn't work with a " " (space) in the folder name. Is this correct/is there a fix for this?

Regards,
Jasper

[ruswold]

Hello,

I'm trying to set the log file location of a windows agent to "c:\Program Files\Zabbix". This doens't seem to work. No problems when I point it to e.g. C:\Zabbix.

Checked the ACL, same as on C:\Zabbix so it isn't a rights problem. My guess is the agent doesn't work with a " " (space) in the folder name. Is this correct/is there a fix for this?

Regards,
Jasper

Try set LogFile=c:\Progra~1\Zabbix\zabbix_agent.log

[tchjts1]

And just to state the obvious... you are restarting your agent after you make the change to the conf file, right?

[jzondervan]

I tried with C:\progra~1 and it works smootly, thanks!

[zalex_ua]

I'm trying to set the log file location of a windows agent to "c:\Program Files\Zabbix". This doens't seem to work. No problems when I point it to e.g. C:\Zabbix.

You yourself then noticed a difference in the second case you do not use the quotation marks ""?
This is the main difference, but not in the path and ACL !!!
Do not use "" in the path to log file !!!

Hello,
My guess is the agent doesn't work with a " " (space) in the folder name. Is this correct/is there a fix for this?

There is no problem if the folder names or file contains spaces.
Here, for example in conf file:

LogFile=c:\Program Files\Zabbix Agent\zabbix agentd.log

is no problems.

Tested on agent version 1.9.

p.s. always post version of tested components

[jzondervan]

There is no problem if the folder names or file contains spaces.
Here, for example in conf file:

I tried with agent version 1.8.2. It didn't work with spaces in the folder name, with or without the quotation marks.

But I solved it by using C:\progra~1\Zabbix\zabbix_agentd.log and it works fine. Didn't use quotation marks "".

[bsriship]

Use escape characters

I had the same issue for Windows path with spaces
d:\my path
If you change it to "d:\\my path" it works