Setting log properties in Windows Server 2008



Each log contains general properties that define the way the log appears in Event Viewer, the size of the log, how it reacts when the maximum size is reached, and so on. Select a log and right-click to choose Properties to display its General property page, as shown in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1: Configure a log’s appearance and size through its General property page.



Some of the information displayed in the General page is read-only, such as the location of the log file. You can change the Display Name property to change the name by which the log is listed in the tree pane in the Event Viewer.

The Log Size group of controls specifies the maximum log size and the action Windows Server 2008 takes when the maximum size is reached. The options are generally self-explanatory. Remember that if you select Do Not Overwrite Events, Windows Server 2008 will stop logging events to the log when it fills up. Although Windows Server 2008 will notify you when the log is full, you will need to monitor the event log and clear it periodically to ensure that you don’t lose events.