Winlogbeat MSI create service

bernhard.fluehmann
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:46:50 +0000
Beats

I have installed Winlogbeat 7.6.2 with the new MSI installer. The installer works very well and simplifies installation and maintenance of beats on Windows hosts. The only problem is that the installer does not contain an option to run the beat as a service. As well, there is no create-service script available anymore as with older versions. As a workaround I have modified the service script of 7.4.2 to fit to the new directory structure. Please let me know the reason why the service creation part is missing and what your proposed solution is to run a beat as a service using MSI.
Kind regards
Bernhard

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