I'm developing a *C# .NET Core 2.2 Web-Api* on *Visual Studio 2017*.
I implement **NLog** 4.6.1 like described on [github](https://github.com/NLog/NLog.Web/wiki/Getting-started-with-ASP.NET-Core-2).
When I start my application using IIS **NLog does not write into the Elasticsearch**. A **error occurs at the line** at program.cs

```
var logger = NLog.Web.NLogBuilder.ConfigureNLog("NLog.config").GetCurrentClassLogger();

```

I find a error message at *NLogError.log*:

```
2019-06-12 09:00:49.1606 Error Penter code herearsing configuration from NLog.config failed. Exception: NLog.NLogConfigurationException: Exception when parsing NLog.config.  ---> System.ArgumentException: Target cannot be found: 'EventLog'
   at NLog.Config.Factory`2.CreateInstance(String itemName)
   at NLog.Config.LoggingConfigurationParser.ParseTargetsElement(ILoggingConfigurationElement targetsElement)
   at NLog.Config.LoggingConfigurationParser.ParseNLogSection(ILoggingConfigurationElement configSection)
   at NLog.Config.LoggingConfigurationParser.LoadConfig(ILoggingConfigurationElement nlogConfig, String basePath)
   at NLog.Config.XmlLoggingConfiguration.ParseNLogElement(ILoggingConfigurationElement nlogElement, String filePath, Boolean autoReloadDefault)
   at NLog.Config.XmlLoggingConfiguration.Initialize(XmlReader reader, String fileName, Boolean ignoreErrors)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

```

I tried to shorten my config file to avoid other problems but still same error. The target "EventLog" is to find there.

NLog.config:

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
      <nlog autoReload="true" throwExceptions="false"
          internalLogLevel="Error" internalLogFile="NLogError.log"
          xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd" 
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
          <targets>
            <target name="EventLog" xsi:type="EventLog"
              layout="${longdate} ${level} ${callsite} -> ${message} 
              ${exception:format=Message,StackTrace}"
              source="MonDBSvc" />
          </targets>
          <rules>
            <logger name="MonDbSvc" minlevel="Error" writeTo="EventLog" 
              log="Application" />
          </rules>
      </nlog>

```

The NLog.config file and the program.cs file are on the same root level at the application folder.

I tried writing ***NL***og.config nad ***nl***og.config for the filename and at this code line above.

**What could cause this parsing problem? What could I try to fix it?**

Thanks for support!

When I change the log level from error to warn I get a more explicit message. I'm quit shure that the xml is valid as a xml. 

```
2019-06-12 10:27:51.3735 Info Message Template Auto Format enabled
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4347 Error Parsing configuration from NLog.config failed. Exception: NLog.NLogConfigurationException: Exception when parsing NLog.config.  ---> System.ArgumentException: Target cannot be found: 'EventLog'
   at NLog.Config.Factory`2.CreateInstance(String itemName)
   at NLog.Config.LoggingConfigurationParser.ParseTargetsElement(ILoggingConfigurationElement targetsElement)
   at NLog.Config.LoggingConfigurationParser.ParseNLogSection(ILoggingConfigurationElement configSection)
   at NLog.Config.LoggingConfigurationParser.LoadConfig(ILoggingConfigurationElement nlogConfig, String basePath)
   at NLog.Config.XmlLoggingConfiguration.ParseNLogElement(ILoggingConfigurationElement nlogElement, String filePath, Boolean autoReloadDefault)
   at NLog.Config.XmlLoggingConfiguration.Initialize(XmlReader reader, String fileName, Boolean ignoreErrors)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4347 Warn Failed loading config from NLog.config. Invalid XML?
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4597 Debug Watching path 'C:\Repositories\DataPicker\DataPicker\DataPicker.Api' filter 'NLog.config' for changes.
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4597 Debug --- NLog configuration dump ---
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4680 Debug Targets:
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4680 Debug Rules:
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4680 Debug --- End of NLog configuration dump ---
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4680 Trace FindReachableObject<System.Object>:
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4680 Info Found 0 configuration items
2019-06-12 10:27:51.4889 Debug Targets not configured for logger: DataPicker.Api.Program
2019-06-12 10:27:55.2679 Debug ScanAssembly('NLog.Web.AspNetCore, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c')
2019-06-12 10:27:55.7717 Debug Hide assemblies for callsite
2019-06-12 10:27:55.7717 Trace Assembly 'NLog.Extensions.Logging, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c' will be hidden in callsite stacktrace
2019-06-12 10:27:55.7855 Debug ScanAssembly('NLog.Extensions.Logging, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c')
2019-06-12 10:27:55.7855 Trace Assembly 'Microsoft.Extensions.Logging, Version=2.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60' will be hidden in callsite stacktrace
2019-06-12 10:27:55.7855 Trace Assembly 'Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions, Version=2.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60' will be hidden in callsite stacktrace
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8068 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.ApplicationLifetime
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8068 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8178 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8465 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.TypeForwardingActivator
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8465 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.XmlKeyManager
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8622 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.CngGcmAuthenticatedEncryptorFactory
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8622 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.CngCbcAuthenticatedEncryptorFactory
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8622 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.ManagedAuthenticatedEncryptorFactory
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8776 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.XmlEncryption.DpapiXmlEncryptor
2019-06-12 10:27:55.8776 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Repositories.FileSystemXmlRepository
2019-06-12 10:27:55.9084 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.DefaultKeyResolver
2019-06-12 10:27:55.9084 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.KeyRingProvider
2019-06-12 10:27:55.9084 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Internal.DataProtectionStartupFilter
2019-06-12 10:27:55.9835 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.XmlEncryption.DpapiXmlDecryptor
2019-06-12 10:27:56.1465 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.JsonPatchInputFormatter
2019-06-12 10:27:56.1465 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.JsonInputFormatter
2019-06-12 10:27:56.1674 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal.RazorProjectPageRouteModelProvider
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2420 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2524 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2524 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.KeyRingBasedDataProtector
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2707 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.CookieTempDataProvider
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2707 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal.PageActionInvoker
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2814 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ActionSelector
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2814 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.MvcRouteHandler
2019-06-12 10:27:56.2984 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.RouterMiddleware
2019-06-12 10:27:56.3256 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles.StaticFileMiddleware
2019-06-12 10:27:56.3523 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.DeveloperExceptionPageMiddleware
2019-06-12 10:27:56.3523 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.IISMiddleware
2019-06-12 10:27:56.3592 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides.ForwardedHeadersMiddleware
2019-06-12 10:27:56.3592 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost
2019-06-12 10:27:56.3783 Debug Targets not configured for logger: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.HostedServiceExecutor

```