Support Windows container FluentD querying Windows event logs

[inosvaruag]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

FluentD currently only runs as a service or local process. It cannot be used as a container on Windows and get the underlying VM's event logs. File logs can be captured using mounts.

Describe the solution you'd like

Allow FluentD to accept credentials and login to the underlying host for getting access to event logs. Remote event log access, WMI Remoting, Powershell remoting, CIM sessions, etc. could be used for establishing this connection.

Describe alternatives you've considered

There is no way of running FluentD to get underlying VM's event logs from within a container

[repeatedly]

I'm not sure what feature is needed in fluentd core.
Writing plugin is not enough for this?

[inosvaruag]

Thank for the tip, I opened fluent/fluent-plugin-windows-eventlog#65 on the plugin.