File Logging  - Date separator character

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Section: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolarWinds\Syslogd\Properties

 

Value (STRING): LogFileDateSeparator

 

Default value:        "-" (dash)

Type:                Character, or string of characters

 

Normally the current date is represented in the YYYY-MM-DD format using a dash (-) as the separation character. You can change the separation character to any character you like. For example, some countries use a forward slash (/) as a date separator.

 

Be aware that changing the date separator may make the log files unreadable by some log file parsers and reporters. Reporting software may be looking for the dash (-) characters and may get confused when they are not present.

 

This setting applies only to the following formats:

•Kiwi format ISO yyyy-mm-dd (Tab delimited)
•Kiwi format ISO UTC yyyy-mm-dd (Tab delimited)

 

Example usage:

 

Normal Kiwi ISO log file format message:

 

2004-05-27 10:58:22 Kernel.Warning 192.168.0.1 kernel: This is a test message

 

Changing the separator character to forward slash (/), the message would become:

 

2004/05/27 10:58:22 Kernel.Warning 192.168.0.1 kernel: This is a test message

 

 

See also, changing the time separator character

 

 

Running Kiwi Syslog Server on a native 64-bit machine?

 

 On 64-bit Windows installations, Kiwi Syslog Server runs in WOW (Windows on Windows) 32-bit

 emulated mode.  In WOW mode, the SolarWinds registry hive resides in:

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node, not in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software

 as it does on a native 32-bit Windows environment.

 

 If you are running Kiwi Syslog Server on a native 64-bit windows machine, please re-map all

 registry settings from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SolarWinds\... to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\SolarWinds\...