Microsoft KB Archive/121784

= Additional FTP Server Logging Options (Version 3.5) =

Article ID: 121784

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

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SUMMARY
To make management of log files easier on heavily-used FTP servers, additional FTP server logging options were added to Windows NT version 3.5 after the manuals and Help were finalized.



MORE INFORMATION
To make changes to the FTP Server service configuration using Registry Editor:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

 Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE). From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:

\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ftpsvc\Parameters

The parameters described below are located under this Registry subkey.

The following describes the value entries for FTP Server service parameters that can only be set by adding an entry in Registry Editor. These value entries do not appear by default in the Registry, so you must add an entry if you want to change its default value. The FTP Server service must be restarted for changes to take effect.

LogFileDirectory

Data Type = REG_SZ

Specifies the target directory for the log files. It will default to %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 (compatible with current behavior).

NOTE: When you set LogFileDirectory, make sure you create the corresponding directory. If you do not, the directory is not created automatically and errors occur.

LogFileAccess

Data Type = REG_DWORD

Previously, 0 meant don't log, and 1 meant log. This has been changed to:

0 - Don't log anything.

1 - Log everything to FTPSVC.LOG (compatible with current behavior).

2 - Create daily logs.

If daily logs are enabled, then entries are written to a file of the form FTYYMMDD.LOG, where YY is the current year, MM is the current month, and DD is the current day. A log file generated on October 31, 1994 would be named FT941031.LOG. "Today's" log file will be held open (just as FTPSVC.LOG is). Whenever an entry is to be written to the log, if the day has changed from the previous entry, then the previous log is closed, a new log filename is generated, and the new log is opened.

Note that LogFileDirectory is independent of the LogFileAccess mode. It is reasonable to specify that the "old-style" FTPSVC.LOG be written to a directory other than %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32. Likewise, a "new-style" FTYYMMDD.LOG file will default to %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 if no LogFileDirectory value is present in the Registry.

Additional query words: prodnt ftpsvr ftptcp

Keywords: KB121784

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