Microsoft KB Archive/271407

= XADM: Default SMTP Log File Directory Is Incorrect for Clustered Servers =

Article ID: 271407

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q271407





SUMMARY
A cluster needs the default path of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) log files to be set to a shared disk, instead of the local system drive.



MORE INFORMATION
To view the default log file directory settings:
 * 1) Start Exchange System Manager; click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
 * 2) Click to expand Administration Groups, click to expand the administrative group name, click to expand Servers, and then click the cluster server name.
 * 3) Click to expand Protocols, click to expand SMTP, and then click the default SMTP virtual server.
 * 4) Right-click the default SMTP virtual server, and then click Properties in the shortcut menu. Enable logging by clicking to select the Enable logging check box, and then click Properties.
 * 5) View the path in the Log file directory box; notice that the path points to a folder on the local system drive.

For effective logging, the path needs to place the folder on a shared disk.

By default, the system drive is set as the location for the SMTP logging (for example, C:\Winnt\System32\Logfiles). To properly enable logging on a cluster, an administrator needs to specify a folder on a shared disk.

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Keywords: kbinfo KB271407

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