Article: Q242898
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0
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Last Modified: 25-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0
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SUMMARY
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Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0 and Internet Information Services
version 5.0 support the following three log file formats:
- Microsoft IIS Log Format
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Common Log File Format
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Extended Log File Format
This article describes the naming syntax used when Internet Information Services
creates log files.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following tables list the log file intervals and file names for each
available for each log file format using the following syntax:
- nn = Sequential Digits
- yy = Year
- mm = Month
- ww = Week
- dd = Day
- hh = Hour (24-hour format)
Microsoft IIS Log Format:
+---------------------------------+
| Log Interval | Filename Pattern |
+---------------------------------+
| File Size | inetsvnn.log |
+---------------------------------+
| Hourly | inyymmddhh.log |
+---------------------------------+
| Daily | inyymmdd.log |
+---------------------------------+
| Weekly | inyymmww.log |
+---------------------------------+
| Monthly | inyymm.log |
+---------------------------------+
NCSA Common Log File Format:
+----------------------------+
| File Size | ncsann.log |
+----------------------------+
| Hourly | ncyymmddhh.log |
+----------------------------+
| Daily | ncyymmdd.log |
+----------------------------+
| Weekly | ncyymmww.log |
+----------------------------+
| Monthly | ncyymm.log |
+----------------------------+
W3C Extended Log File Format:
+----------------------------+
| File Size | extendnn.log |
+----------------------------+
| Hourly | exyymmddhh.log |
+----------------------------+
| Daily | exyymmdd.log |
+----------------------------+
| Weekly | exyymmww.log |
+----------------------------+
| Monthly | exyymm.log |
+----------------------------+
Additional query words:
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Keywords :
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0
Issue type : kbhowto
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