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How do I view IIS logs in Windows Server 2008?

How do I view IIS logs in Windows Server 2008?

Go to Windows Start and run “inetmgr”. Alternatively, you can go to Administrative Tools → Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Click on “Sites” in the left-hand tree menu to display a list of sites on the right of the screen. Note your site ID number, which is what IIS saves logs based on.

How do I query IIS logs?

Here is a quick example showing how easy it is to do within Log Parser Studio.

  1. Open Log Parser Studio.
  2. Choose the log files you want to query.
  3. Create a NEW QUERY.
  4. Specify the types of log files you have – in my case IIS log files.
  5. Execute your query.

Where can I find my IIS log files?

IIS log files are stored by default in the %SystemDrive%\inetpub\logs\LogFiles folder of your IIS server. The folder is configured in the Directory property on the Logging page for either the server or an individual site.

How do I debug IIS logs?

Re: Debug/trace output from IIS 10

  1. In IIS Manager, open the Advanced Logging feature.
  2. click the Advanced Logging icon on the Home page.
  3. Enable the Advanced Logging feature.
  4. Select the log definition for which you want to enable real-time logging.

How do I find the server log?

Checking Windows Event Logs

  1. Press ⊞ Win + R on the M-Files server computer.
  2. In the Open text field, type in eventvwr and click OK.
  3. Expand the Windows Logs node.
  4. Select the Application node.
  5. Click Filter Current Log… on the Actions pane in the Application section to list only the entries that are related to M-Files.

What is w3wp EXE process?

“An Internet Information Services (IIS) worker process is a Windows process (w3wp.exe) which runs web applications, and is responsible for handling requests sent to a web Server for a specific application pool.”

What is CS username in IIS logs?

cs-username — the name of the user accessing the server (if not an authenticated user, it will be represented by a hyphen in the statement) c-ip — IP address of the client accessing the web server.

What is IIS log?

IIS logging is one type of server side logging that can be enabled on a URL group. The IIS log file contains the HTTP Server API kernel-mode cache hits. This type of logging can be enabled on a URL group only; it cannot be used on the server session. The IIS log file format records the following data.

How do I view IIS logs in Event Viewer?

Open Event Viewer (Administrative Tools –> Event Viewer) Expand the “Application and Service Logs” Expand “Microsoft”, and expand “Windows” Expand “IIS-Configuration”, and right click on “Operational”, and choose “Enable Log”

How do I view IIS application logs?

  1. Open IIS Manager.
  2. Select the site or server in the Connections pane,
  3. Double-click Logging.
  4. The location of log files for the site can be found within the Directory field.

How do I check Windows logs?

Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools. Double-click Event Viewer. Select the type of logs that you wish to review (ex: Windows Logs)

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Ruth Doyle