Where is the default log location for SharePoint/MOSS?

Question

I found the answer after digging and thought I'd store it here. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\LOGS

Tripartite

Or, in more modern versions, 14 (instead of 12); it might be even higher now, I don't know - I'm using Sharepoint 2010. – Megdal

Answer 1

SharePoint uses a lot of different logging mechanisms. Most importantly you can configure the location of the logs through Central Admin. To give you an understanding of the logs involved, here is a quote from http://raiumair.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/quick-a-to-z-of-sharepoint-logs/

All file based logs can be read by text editors and can be parsed by using popular log parsing tools (Log Parser 2.2 from Microsoft or Funnel Web). It will also be a good idea to read the IIS Logs which are generally saved at (System Drive):\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles

a) Diagnostics Logs

· Event Throttling Logs – These end up going to the Windows Event Log and can be viewed in the Event Viewer. They show Errors and Warnings.

· Trace Logs – These show detailed line by line tracing infomration emitted during a web request or service execution. They end up being stored at a known location on the front-end server. Default Location: (System Drive):\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\LOGS\

b) Audit Logs - They end up in the associated Content Database tables and can be viewed at Site Collection Level as well as Site Level using the web browser. WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 use different pages to show Audit Log Reports.

c) Usage Logs – They get stored locally on the front-end servers and get processed both locally and at farm level via SSP (this is based on the setup as I understand the results from the local processing are merged by SSP) and can be viewed at both the Site Level and Site Collection Level. Default Location: (System Drive):\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Logs

d) Search\Query Logs – These are saved in the associated SSP database but can be viewed at SSP level via the Web Browser and in MOSS at Site Collection Level by going to the settings page.

e) Information Management Logs – Stored in the associated Content Database and can be can be viewed at the Site Collection Level.

f) Content and Structure Logs – This option is only available after one enables the publication feature. This store is saved in the Content Database associated with the Site Collection and can be viewed at Site Collection level by going to the settings page.

Sou

Answer 2

By default they are stored here:
%commonprogramfiles%/Microsoft Shared/web server extensions/12/Logs

Using %commonprogramfiles% make it works in non-english systems.

Veer

On SP 2012 this is %commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\14\Logs – Smokejumper

Yes, this is correct for SharePoint 2010, but this question was in 09 :) – Veer

Answer 3

In SharePoint 2013 they are stored in:

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\15\LOGS

Arena

Answer 4

In Sharepoint Server 2010 they are stored here:

"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\14\LOGS"

To view them you can use ULS Viewer by Microsoft (unsupported). http://ulsviewer.codeplex.com/

Archenteron

Answer 5

For Sharepoint 2007

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\LOGS

Behre

Should specify that this is for SP 2007. – Eggett

Answer 6

For SharePoint 2016

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\Logs

For SharePoint 2013

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\Logs

For SharePoint 2010

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Logs

For SharePoint 2007

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Logs

Note: The sharePoint Trace log path can be changed by opening Central Administration > Monitoring > Reporting > Configure Diagnostic Logs

For more details check SHAREPOINT ULS VIEWER

Trier