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PowerShell script to copy event logs from one or more remote systems to the local file system
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| # https://chat.openai.com/share/6d96527b-288d-45a9-8eb4-e8b43d52486a | |
| # Input parameters | |
| param ( | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [string]$inputFile, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential | |
| ) | |
| # Read hostnames from input file | |
| $hostnames = Get-Content $inputFile | |
| foreach ($hostname in $hostnames) { | |
| # Create directory for this hostname if it doesn't exist | |
| $directoryPath = ".\$hostname" | |
| if(!(Test-Path -Path $directoryPath )) { | |
| New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $directoryPath | |
| } | |
| # Source path where event logs are located in the remote system | |
| $sourcePath = "\\$hostname\C$\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\" | |
| # Copy log files from remote host to local directory | |
| Copy-Item -Path $sourcePath -Destination $directoryPath -Recurse -Force | |
| } |
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