IIS Log File Naming Syntax
ID: Q242898
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
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Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0
SUMMARY
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
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 |
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Version : winnt:4.0,5.0
Platform : winnt
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