Microsoft KB Archive/258926

= INFO: Log Files That Are Used by Distributed Transaction Coordinator =

Article ID: 258926

Article Last Modified on 6/12/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Transaction Services 2.0
 * Microsoft COM+ 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q258926



SUMMARY
This article describes the log files, MSDTC.LOG and DTCXATM.LOG, that are used by Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC).

NOTE: DTCXATM.LOG does not exist on Microsoft Windows 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
MSDTC service uses the DTCXATM.LOG and MSDTC.LOG files to record its actions and manage transactions. These files are located in the %Systemroot%\System32\DTCLog folder. The files are encrypted, and the format of the file is not made public. In addition, these files cannot be interpreted by external programs other than MSDTC.

Additional query words: DTC MTS LOG DTCXATM MSDTC

Keywords: kbinfo kbdtc KB258926

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