Installing Kiwi Syslog Daemon as a Service

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Care must be taken when installing Kiwi Syslog Daemon as an NT Service.

Before installing a new version, you must first ensure that any existing version of the service has been stopped and uninstalled.

To install, simply double click the installation .exe file to run the installation.

When the setup program is run, the Kiwi Syslog Daemon Service Manager is installed.

When the install is complete, run the program from the start menu and you will see the main syslog daemon screen.

The Manage Menu is used to control the NT Service.

To install the service, use the Manage | Install the Syslogd Service menu.

A message will be displayed to indicate if the installation was successful or not.


If the install failed, it could be because there is already another version installed.

To install the service manually from the Start | Run menu or command line, you need to type…

C:\Program files\Syslogd\Syslogd_Service.exe –install

To uninstall the service manually use the –uninstall switch

C:\Program files\Syslogd\Syslogd_Service.exe –uninstall


Once the Service is installed, you need to start it.

The service will automatically start the next time NT is rebooted, but you can start it manually via the Manage | Start the Syslogd service menu. Alternatively you can press Ctrl + F3

To start the service manually from the command line, type the following…

C:\>net start "Kiwi Syslog daemon"

The lines below should be displayed…
The Kiwi Syslog Daemon service is starting.
The Kiwi Syslog Daemon service was started successfully.

To stop the service manually from the command line, type the following…

C:\>net stop "Kiwi Syslog daemon"

The lines below should be displayed…
The Kiwi Syslog Daemon service is stopping.
The Kiwi Syslog Daemon service was stopped successfully.

Note: it will take about 20 seconds for the Service to stop.

To control and configure NT services you can use the Services applet in the NT Control Panel.

Once the service is installed and started you can test its operation by getting the Service manager to 'Ping' the service.
To do this, use the Manage | Ping the Syslogd service menu.

To test that the Service is receiving Syslog messages, press the Ctrl + T key to send a test message to the localhost.

You should see a message appear on the display like this:

Kiwi Syslog Daemon - Test message number 0001


If no message is seen, make sure that there is an action for 'Display' by using the File | Setup menu option.