Troubleshooting the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent
This guide provides answers to frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips for the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent. Whether you are configuring, monitoring, or resolving issues, you'll find practical solutions and expert advice here.
On this page, you will learn how to:
- ✅ Resolve common issues with the Log File Parser Monitoring Agent
- ✅ Understand configuration and access rights requirements
- ✅ Monitor a wide range of log file types and sources
- ✅ Get support and request new features
If you have any issues that you cannot solve, contact our Support or send us an email at support@nodinite.com.
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The Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent monitors the content of text-based files according to the User Configuration. If your requirement includes the monitoring of any of the following:
- Are there too many files?
- Are there too large files?
- Are the files being created/updated/deleted according to the design?
Then, you can use the Nodinite File Monitoring Agent to perform time-based and count-based monitoring of files.
How do I add Log File Parser Monitoring with Nodinite?
Adding an arbitrary number of log files for Nodinite to monitor is simple and straightforward. You only need proper access rights. Just follow the steps detailed in the Configuration user guide.
Where does the Log File need to be?
Currently, the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent validates files in Windows Folders and SMB shares. If you need to verify or validate files from other sources like NFS or FTP, please submit a feature request to our Support.
What access rights are required?
The account used to run the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent as a Windows Service must have read access to the folder(s) with log files. This is detailed in the Prerequisites for Log File Parser Monitoring Agent user guide.
Note
Please review the Logon as Service Right user guide.
What type of files can be monitored?
The Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent is designed to help detect content-related problems from arbitrary text-based files using one or more RegEx expressions.
Use any of the following examples to better understand some common problems solved by Nodinite Monitoring: