Add logging to EventLog for error, install, uninstall

changelog/fragments/1734626964-Windows-add-Event-Logging-to-install,-uninstall,-enroll.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Kind can be one of:
+# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior
+# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release
+# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version
+# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior
+# - feature: new functionality
+# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version
+# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment.
+# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version
+# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories
+kind: enhancement
+
+# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
+summary: Windows add Event Logging to install, uninstall, enroll failures
+
+# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
+# this field accommodate a description without length limits.
+# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment.
+#description:
+
+# Affected component; a word indicating the component this changeset affects.
+component: elastic-agent
+
+# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+pr: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/6410
+
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+issue: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/6338

internal/pkg/agent/cmd/enroll.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func newEnrollCommandWithArgs(_ []string, streams *cli.IOStreams) *cobra.Command
 		Run: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			if err := enroll(streams, c); err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(streams.Err, "Error: %v\n%s\n", err, troubleshootMessage())
+				logExternal(fmt.Sprintf("%s enroll failed: %s", paths.BinaryName, err))
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		},

internal/pkg/agent/cmd/install.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ would like the Agent to operate.
 		Run: func(c *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			if err := installCmd(streams, c); err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(streams.Err, "Error: %v\n%s\n", err, troubleshootMessage())
+				logExternal(fmt.Sprintf("%s install failed: %s", paths.BinaryName, err))
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		},

internal/pkg/agent/cmd/uninstall.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Unless -f is used this command will ask confirmation before performing removal.
 		Run: func(c *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			if err := uninstallCmd(streams, c); err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(streams.Err, "Error: %v\n%s\n", err, troubleshootMessage())
+				logExternal(fmt.Sprintf("%s uninstall failed: %s", paths.BinaryName, err))
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		},