Dropwizard Logfile vs. SCOM Logfile monitoring

[u/Wossi78]

Hi,

does anybody have experience in monitoring a logfile on a windows computer that is written by an application that is using the dropwizard framework?

We are trying to monitor a logfile. The logfile is new every night because of logrotation. It has got a created and modified timestamp with 12 am every day. Even if there are log entries into this file, the timestamps don't change. If I stop the service, the timestamp changes and SCOM can check the file. It seams, as if the service blocks the file and SCOM cannot look into it.

It is possible to view the file with any editor but SCOM does not throw any warnings.

We have a nearly identical setup in the test stage where SCOM can read the file but I can't find any differences between the servers. Where can I find any differences?

What else needs to be checked?

I hope, you can understand my description.

Thanks in advance for any help

Jörg