Add nicer error message when metadata request fails (#206) (#214)

Signed-off-by: lastchiliarch <[email protected]>
open-telemetry · Jul 8, 2021 · 3f1d661 · 3f1d661
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commit 3f1d661
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diff --git a/operator/builtin/input/windows/operator.go b/operator/builtin/input/windows/operator.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (e *EventLogInput) processEvent(ctx context.Context, event Event) {
 
 	publisher := NewPublisher()
 	if err := publisher.Open(simpleEvent.Provider.Name); err != nil {
-		e.Errorf("Failed to open publisher: %s")
+		e.Errorf("Failed to open publisher: %s: writing log entry to pipeline without metadata", err)
 		e.sendEvent(ctx, simpleEvent)
 		return
 	}