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I'm trying to set up an application from a third party, which requires a supporting website hosted in my local IIS. I've created a website exactly as explained in their install guide, but am having some problems, and would like to see what the IIS log has to say. Embarrassingly enough, the problem is I can't find the log files!
So my question is: Where does IIS7 store logs by default?
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Right-click the server that is installed under IIS, and on the menu that is displayed, click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. A very important observation—The system administrator can change the directory where the log is saved.
Run Internet Information Services (IIS) Find your web site under the tree on the left and right-click on it. Choose 'properties' On the Web Site tab, you should see an option near the bottom that says "Active Log Format." Next to it is a Properties button.
IIS logging is one type of server side logging that can be enabled on a URL group. The IIS log file format is a fixed ASCII text-based format that cannot be customized. The IIS log file contains the HTTP Server API kernel-mode cache hits.
I think the default place for access logs is
%SystemDrive%\inetpub\logs\LogFiles Otherwise, check under IIS Manager, select the computer on the left pane, and in the middle pane, go under "Logging" in the IIS area. There you will se the default location for all sites (this is however overridable on all sites)
You could also look into
%SystemDrive%\Windows\System32\LogFiles\HTTPERR Which will contain similar log files that only represents errors.
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I believe this is an easier way of knowing where your IIS logs are, rather than just assuming a default location:
Go to your IIS site, e.g. Default, click on it, and you should see "Logging" to the right if logging is enabled:
Open it and you should see the folder right there:
You are welcome!
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