Additional FTP Server Logging Options (Version 3.5)
ID: Q121784
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3.50
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
SUMMARY
To make management of log files easier on heavily-used FTP servers,
additional FTP server logging options were added to Windows NT version 3.5
after the manuals and Help were finalized.
MORE INFORMATION
To make changes to the FTP Server service configuration using Registry
Editor:
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
- Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
- From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:
\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ftpsvc\Parameters
The parameters described below are located under this Registry subkey.
The following describes the value entries for FTP Server service
parameters that can only be set by adding an entry in Registry Editor.
These value entries do not appear by default in the Registry, so you
must add an entry if you want to change its default value. The FTP
Server service must be restarted for changes to take effect.
LogFileDirectory
Data Type = REG_SZ
Specifies the target directory for the log files. It will default
to %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 (compatible with current behavior).
NOTE: When you set LogFileDirectory, make sure you create the
corresponding directory. If you do not, the directory is not created
automatically and errors occur.
LogFileAccess
Data Type = REG_DWORD
Previously, 0 meant don't log, and 1 meant log. This has been
changed to:
0 - Don't log anything.
1 - Log everything to FTPSVC.LOG (compatible with current
behavior).
2 - Create daily logs.
If daily logs are enabled, then entries are written to a file of
the form FTYYMMDD.LOG, where YY is the current year, MM is the
current month, and DD is the current day. A log file generated on
October 31, 1994 would be named FT941031.LOG. "Today's" log file
will be held open (just as FTPSVC.LOG is). Whenever an entry is to
be written to the log, if the day has changed from the previous
entry, then the previous log is closed, a new log filename is
generated, and the new log is opened.
Note that LogFileDirectory is independent of the LogFileAccess mode. It is
reasonable to specify that the "old-style" FTPSVC.LOG be written to a
directory other than %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32. Likewise, a "new-style"
FTYYMMDD.LOG file will default to %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 if no
LogFileDirectory value is present in the Registry.
Additional query words:
prodnt ftpsvr ftptcp
Keywords : nttcp ntregistry NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.50
Platform : WINDOWS
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