Find IIS Log files

Owned by Kim Stimpson
Last updated: 17 Mar, 2016

Using IIS 7

In order to check where your iShare site is logging to in IIS 7 please use the following steps:

  • Navigate to IIS Manager

  • First you need to find the Site ID, which you get from clicking on Sites in the left-hand menu, then look for your site in the list and note the value in the ID column.
  • Now click on your site in the left-hand menu, and choose Logging

  • Scroll down to the IIS section which shows you the Log File Directory.
  • Your log files will be in a folder called W3SVC[SITE ID] e.g. W3SVC1.

Using IIS 6

In order to check where your iShare site is logging to in IIS 6 please use the following steps:

  • Navigate to Administrative Tools/IIS Manager
  • Select your website in the list on the left-hand side right-click and select Properties
  • Click on the Web Site tab

  • Find the Active Log Format box at the bottom and click on the Properties... button next to it.

  • Click on the General tab and the Log file directory is shown at the bottom of the dialog.