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Flip

2004-11-30, 6:20 pm

I have a question about dates in log files I'm hoping someone can help me
out with. I was on my server last night around 10:30, and I noticed there
was a file for Nov 30 already. HUH? The server date and time were the
correct values (from what I could tell from my watch, wall clock, and the tv
:> ), and the dates on the log file itself was correct, but the dates inside
the log file were ahead. Has anyone else seen this?

I've seen this before on NT/IIS before about three years ago, but I flipped
over to linux so I didin't get to the bottom of this issue then. Now I'm
using w2k3server with latest patch and IIS6 with a few websites.

Any ideas? Please? Things still work, but I have come to the conclusion I
can't trust the dates inside the files. :<

Thanks.


Tom Kaminski [MVP]

2004-11-30, 6:20 pm

"Flip" <[remove]phenry_w@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#ywCINv1EHA.304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I have a question about dates in log files I'm hoping someone can help me
> out with. I was on my server last night around 10:30, and I noticed there
> was a file for Nov 30 already. HUH? The server date and time were the
> correct values (from what I could tell from my watch, wall clock, and the

tv
> :> ), and the dates on the log file itself was correct, but the dates

inside
> the log file were ahead. Has anyone else seen this?
>
> I've seen this before on NT/IIS before about three years ago, but I

flipped
> over to linux so I didin't get to the bottom of this issue then. Now I'm
> using w2k3server with latest patch and IIS6 with a few websites.
>
> Any ideas? Please? Things still work, but I have come to the conclusion

I
> can't trust the dates inside the files. :<


http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;271196


Flip

2004-11-30, 6:20 pm

> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;271196

Thank you very much Tom! I tried doing a quick search last night cause I
was getting tired of the wrong dates, but I guess I didn't have the right
keyword's to search. :< Thank you for the link! :> I'll try that and let
you know, but it looks like that's exactly my problem. Thanks.


Jeremy Smith

2004-11-30, 6:21 pm

"Flip" <[remove]phenry_w@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<#ywCINv1EHA.304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> I have a question about dates in log files I'm hoping someone can help me
> out with. I was on my server last night around 10:30, and I noticed there
> was a file for Nov 30 already. HUH? The server date and time were the
> correct values (from what I could tell from my watch, wall clock, and the tv
> :> ), and the dates on the log file itself was correct, but the dates inside
> the log file were ahead. Has anyone else seen this?
>
> I've seen this before on NT/IIS before about three years ago, but I flipped
> over to linux so I didin't get to the bottom of this issue then. Now I'm
> using w2k3server with latest patch and IIS6 with a few websites.
>
> Any ideas? Please? Things still work, but I have come to the conclusion I
> can't trust the dates inside the files. :<
>
> Thanks.


This based on your time zone, the logs by default change based on the
time zone GMT, which is a global standard. IIS 6 has a new feature in
the IIS logging properities to use local time for file name and
rollover.
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