Change Sql Server Error Log File Location
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Server - How to change SQL Server ERRORLOGlocation July 8, 2013 Vishal Leave a comment Go to comments By default SQL Server ERRORLOG is sql server 2005 log file location stored in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\InstanceFolder\MSSQL\Log" folder. The ERRORLOG location is configured
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as a startup parameter for SQL Server Service. To change the location of ERRORLOG you need to modify
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the startup parameter -e. For example, if you need to move logs to C:\Logs\ then replace the startup parameter as below: Step 1: Replace "-eC:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQL2012\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG" to "-eC:\Logs\ERRORLOG"
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Step 2: Restart SQL Server Service to apply changes. The ERRORLOG will be created to "C:\Logs" after SQL Server is restarted. To change location for SQL Server Agent Logs: Location for SQL Server Agent Log can be changed using T-SQL or SQL Server Management Studio. Method 1: To change SQL Server Agent Log location right click on "Error Logs" node sql server move database and select "Configure" Provide new location for Log file in "Error Log File" path: Click on "OK" and restart SQL Server Agent to apply changes. Method 2: To change log location using T-SQL To change log location using T-SQL you can use below code: USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_set_sqlagent_properties @errorlog_file = N'C:\Logs\SQLAGENT.OUT' GO Execute this code and restart SQL Server agent to apply changes. Hope This Helps! Vishal If you like this post, do like my Facebook Page -> SqlAndMeEMail me your questions -> Vishal@SqlAndMe.comFollow me on Twitter -> @SqlAndMe Share this:EmailTwitterGoogleFacebookMoreRedditPrintLinkedInLike this:Like Loading... Related Categories: Management Studio, SQL Agent, SQL Configuration, SQLServer, SQLServer 2005, SQLServer 2008, SQLServer 2008 R2, SQLServer 2012 Comments (3) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback Yasir July 13, 2013 at 2:23 am Reply Hi VIshal Is it possible to change the location of the Fulltext log files? Regards Yasir Vishal July 15, 2013 at 5:22 pm Reply check this KB article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240867 John October 9, 2013 at 7:21 am Reply Pulling my hair (what little is left) out all day to fix these er
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Tips: 1 | 2 | 3 | More > SQL Server Configurations Problem How do I find out where the SQL Server Error Log file is located for a specific SQL Server instance? In this tip we look https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2506/identify-location-of-the-sql-server-error-log-file/ at different ways a DBA can identify the location of the SQL Server Error Log file used by an instance of SQL Server. Solution In this tip we will take a look at three different ways you identify which SQL Server Error Log file is used by an instance of SQL Server. 1. Reading the SQL Server Error Logs2. Using SQL Server Configuration Manager3. Using Windows Application Event Viewer Let's take a look at each of sql server the above options in detail. Identify SQL Server Error Log File used by SQL Server Database Engine by Reading SQL Server Error Logs The SQL Server Error Log is a great place to find information about what is happening on your database server. You can execute the below TSQL command which uses the XP_READERRORLOG extended stored procedure to read the SQL Server Error Log to find the location of SQL Server Error Log file used by the log file location instance of SQL Server. USE master GO xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'Logging SQL Server messages in file', NULL, NULL, N'asc' GO XP_READERRRORLOG The parameters you can use with XP_READERRRORLOG are mentioned below for your reference: 1. Value of error log file you want to read: 0 = current, 1 = Archive #1, 2 = Archive #2, etc... 2. Log file type: 1 or NULL = error log, 2 = SQL Agent log 3. Search string 1: String one you want to search for 4. Search string 2: String two you want to search for to further refine the results 5. Search from start time 6. Search to end time 7. Sort order for results: N'asc' = ascending, N'desc' = descending By default, there are six archived SQL Server Error Logs along with the ERRORLOG which is currently used. However, it is a Best Practice to increase the number of SQL Server Error Logs from the default value of six. Hence I recommend you read this tip Increase the Number of SQL Server Error Logs. Identify SQL Server Error Log File used by SQL Server Database Engine Using SQL Server Configuration Manager 1. Click Start -> Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 -> Configuration Tools -> SQL Server Configuration Manager 2. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, click SQL Server Services on the left side and then right click on