18.12. Registering Event Log on Windows

Registering Event Log on Windows

To register a Windows event log library with the operating system, issue this command:

regsvr32 pgsql_library_directory/pgevent.dll

This creates registry entries used by the event viewer, under the default event source named PostgreSQL.

To specify a different event source name (see [event_source (string)

   event_source configuration parameter](braised:ref/runtime-config-logging#event-source-string-event-source-configuration-parameter)), use the `/n` and `/i` options:

regsvr32 /n /i:event_source_name pgsql_library_directory/pgevent.dll

To unregister the event log library from the operating system, issue this command:

regsvr32 /u [/i:event_source_name] pgsql_library_directory/pgevent.dll

   log_destination configuration parameter](braised:ref/runtime-config-logging#log-destination-string-log-destination-configuration-parameter) to include `eventlog` in `postgresql.conf`.