PowerShell script to copy event logs from one or more remote systems to the local file system

Copy-RemoteWindowsEventLogs.ps1

# https://chat.openai.com/share/6d96527b-288d-45a9-8eb4-e8b43d52486a
# Input parameters
param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$inputFile,

    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential
)

# Read hostnames from input file
$hostnames = Get-Content $inputFile

foreach ($hostname in $hostnames) {

    Write-Host "Copying event logs files from $hostname"

    # Create directory for this hostname
    New-Item -ItemType directory -Path ".\Logs\$hostname" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

    # Copy log files from remote host to local directory
    Copy-Item -Path "\\$hostname\C$\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\" -Destination ".\Logs\$hostname" -Recurse -Force | Out-Null

}