Run Remote Logging as a Service

Ever want to monitor the Notification Server from your Workstation, without having a user logged in on the server?

Currently Altiris Log Viewer requires some user logged into the server, running the log in remote mode and then lock it in that state in order to remotely view the log file. Well if you don't like leaving users logged in on your server like me (even in locked mode), then this doesn't work for you.

(To see how to run Altiris Log Viewer on a separate Machine see KB article #20453)

There are 2 things you have to do to get around this, first you have to create a service so it runs as system. Then you have to run the log viewer so it will automatically start in remote mode.

Here's a great article about creating a service with a normal application:
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=197

Following those steps you create a service, I named mine "Altiris Remotelogger". When you get to the part where you enter the application path and command in the registry simply, put this for the value,(careful of wordwrap):

C:\Program Files\Altiris\Diagnostics\LogViewer.exe"  -f -q -e -p "Password" -l 7849 "C:\Program Files\Altiris\Notification Server\Logs

Obviously you will want to replace "Password" with the password of your choice. With those switches the LogViewer will run in Encrypted mode and Hidden (quiet) mode.

Next, just simply set the service to start automatically through the control panel applet and you're done!