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I'm trying to find my IIS log files and I seem to be having a problem.
First off I've gone into IIS and right clicked on the site in question and selected properties...
Under the Web Site tab I have the Enable Logging check box checked.
The active log format is set to W3C Extended Log File Format.
To get where the log files should be being stored I click the Properties button next to the log format drop down list. It has this path as C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles. Then below that input box it has the log file name as W3SVC1919798527\exyymmdd.log
The problem is that the folder W3SVC1919798527 doesn't exist in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles folder... nor does it appear to exist on the PC anywhere... What am I doing wrong? Where can I find the log files for this site? Or am I totally misunderstanding what a log file is and where to find it?
Thanks
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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.
With the IIS Log Analyzer, log files from all of an organization's IIS web servers can be consumed, parsed, and analyzed in one centralized location. This provides full visibility into the IIS infrastructure as well as insight into the performance of all applications running on these servers.
IIS logs are meant to record data from Internet Information Services, web pages, and apps. While IIS itself contributes to the scalability and flexibility of web resources, the log files contain specific statistics about the websites, user data, site visits, IPs, and queries.
Ok, I had to check the Log Visits check box on the Home Directory tab when viewing the properties dialog box of the web site in IIS.
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