Hi all,

I'm writing a Windows Service application and I'm trying to use a Custom Event Log (as opposed to the one that is already part of the ServiceBase class. I have this code:
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// Setup a Custom Event Log.
this.log = new EventLog("Tuesday Morning", ".", "Job Control Launcher");
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Later in code I call the WriteEntry method and the following gets generated in the standard Application Event Log:
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Event Type:	Error
Event Source:	Job Control Launcher
Event Category:	None
Event ID:	0
Date:		1/9/2006
Time:		4:16:31 PM
User:		N/A
Computer:	CHADBXP
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Job Control Launcher ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Service cannot be started. System.Security.SecurityException: The source was not found, but some or all event logs could not be searched.  Inaccessible logs: Security.
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.FindSourceRegistration(String source, String machineName, Boolean readOnly)
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(String source, String machineName)
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.VerifyAndCreateSource(String sourceName, String currentMachineName)
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry(String message, EventLogEntryType type, Int32 eventID, Int16 category, Byte[] rawData)
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry(String message, EventLogEntryType type)
   at TM.JobControl.JobControlLauncher.start()
   at TM.JobControl.JobControlLauncher.OnStart(String[] args)
   at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(Object state)
The Zone of the assembly that failed was:
MyComputer.
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So, it seems that the Local System (the account under which the service runs) can't see the custom event log. I know I can use the standard event log, but the question is, do I <>have<> to for logging purposes? I use this sort of custom log in other classes that get called by other Windows services I've written and it works fine.

TIA,
Chad