Error Messages in Event Log Service Caused by File Size Limit

• Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The following error messages may occur in Event Log Service due to the default file size limitations or default Event Log Wrapping in Event Log Settings:

The application log file is full.

The system log file is full.

CAUSE

The above error messages are really not error messages. They are warning messages. They may occur if the default settings of 512K is exceeded by the log file. They may also occur if the Event Log Wrapping is not set to Overwrite Events As Needed. The file sizes can be viewed in File Manager. The files are APPEVENT.EVT and SYSEVENT.EVT; they are located in the %WINROOT%\SYSTEM32\CONFIG directory.

RESOLUTION

To avoid the above messages, do the following:

1. Open Administrative Tools, Event Viewer and Log.



2. Select Log Settings.



3. Change Maximum Log Size for each log to the desired size, depending on the hard disk space available, or select Overwrite Events As Needed from the Event Log Wrapping.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords          : kbtool 
Version           : 3.1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: January 19, 1999