inetpub\logs\logfiles\w3svc1 getting very large

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/configmgrgeneral/thread/d989b249-0159-41fc-b78c-1f1d91ce8bb3

Logfiles can be deleted / trimmed with the following command which creates a scheduled task to do it :-


at 12:00 /EVERY:Su Forfiles.exe -p C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\W3SVC1 -m *.log -d -30 -c \"Cmd.exe /C del @path\"

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IIS logging is is enabled by default in IIs& ad IIS7.5 so I assume that you mean one of those: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754631(WS.10).aspx.


Here we can disable the IIS log files


Go To IIS console -> and Right click WebSite Property and click web site TAB find the Enable logging Next Step ->Uncheck the Enable Logging and restart the IISADMIN services after restart the service IIS log files are disbled






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