ERROR_EVT_EVENT_TEMPLATE_NOT_FOUND with Windows EWT

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I am attempting to print a very simple log to Windows event viewer. When I call EventWrite() in my .cpp file, I get error code 15003 ERROR_EVT_EVENT_TEMPLATE_NOT_FOUND in the event viewer and my message is not displayed. I think the problem that I am having is that the .rc file that is generated when I compile my manifest is not being compiled along with the project even though I have dragged it into the resource folder in the solution explorer.

When I registered my manifest with wevtutil.exe I get the following warning: Publisher ExampleProvider resources are not accessible.When I ask for details on this error, I receive this output: Failed to open metadata for publisher ExampleProvider. Access is denied.

I have already looked at Access is denied while register provider (wevtutil) and it did not resolve the issue.

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bhzag On BEST ANSWER

I figured out that it was a permission issue just like in Access is denied while register provider (wevtutil). I corrected this by placing my project at the root of my C drive.

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Arthur Giss On

You can easily verify whether your .rc file is compiled correctly into your project by opening your compiled .dll or .exe file in Visual Studio. Go to File->Open->File and open your executable or library. Now check whether you can see the compiled ETW resource file. In my project it is in the folder "WEVT_TEMPLATE". If you do not see it in your binary, then you likely have not compiled it into your binary. To do this, add your .rc to your project (Choose add resource).

A sidenote: Please also verify that the ResourceFileName and messageFileName in your Manifest file point correctly to your lib or executable.

After running the registration command in a command prompt.

wevtutil im yourProvider.man

You can inspect your provider registration as well as possible errors by running the following command afterwards:

wevtutil gp yourProvider

Hope that helps.