# Groks for parsing Windows and Redhat syslogs **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [July 13, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/groks-for-parsing-windows-and-redhat-syslogs/93071 "2017-07-13T19:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/groks-for-parsing-windows-and-redhat-syslogs/93071/1 "2017-07-13T19:08:07Z")
I am currently trying to parse syslog messages coming from Windows OS and Redhat. Obviously this has been done before by a lot of people. I was wondering if there was a website or if someone could point me to a location where there are some well written groks for these OS syslog messages. I can write these groks myself, but you know how the saying goes: > "Work smarter not harder" Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/groks-for-parsing-windows-and-redhat-syslogs/93071/2 "2017-07-13T19:16:29Z")
Perhaps the RedHat ones match what the Logstash documentation covers. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/config-examples.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/config-examples.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/groks-for-parsing-windows-and-redhat-syslogs/93071/3 "2017-08-10T19:17:09Z")
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