We have an IIS server on a Windows Server 2003 box where the log files keep filling up the hard disk. What I am looking for is a scheduled process that every once in a while will go in and clean up the logs, deleting anything older then a month. Does something like this already exist or is there a simple script out there I can use and setup as a scheduled task?
Iis – Automatically Clear IIS Logs Periodically
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Some troubleshooting steps to try are:
- See if a static test.html page works
- create a new site and app pool and see if it works
- does the site show as started in IIS Manager. If it doesn't then there may be a duplicate binding.
- Event Viewer immediately after an iisreset and first view is often very helpful
- try a 'fail test', by stopping the website and seeing if the message is different. If it is then you know that the visit is hitting the correct site for sure. If it's not different than either the site completely fails right away, or something is off with the bindings, meaning that another site or server is handling the request
I think you're technically right in thinking that you can't set it to run every 15 minutes after a boot, but why does it matter so much? E.g 
Will run the task every 15 minutes of every day. You can add in a new schedule alongside it to run on startup aswell. Worst case scenario there being that the task may run twice in less than 15 minutes for the first time after boot.
If that really is an issue, then the only alternative way I can think of is to come up with a script which runs at startup which creates the new scheduled tasks. You may be able to use this page as a starting point:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313565
So, to clarify:
1) Server boots
2) Scheduled tasks runs batch file
3) Batch file deletes the previous boots scheduled tasks (You can use an ID number to differentiate)
4) Batch file creates a new task to run at 15 minute intervals today
5) Batch file runs the task
You may be able to skip some of that by just having the bootup scheduled task run the 'real' task for the first time. It will then run every 15 minutes from that point. However, it still doesn't preclude the possibility of running it more than once in 15 minutes.
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Nothing like this is built into Windows, not at least Win2k3 or earlier. You can find dozens of scripts, in your language of choice, to accomplish this. I would use something like a BAT script that called forfiles.exe for anything over 30 days, and have it be scheduled to run daily using Scheduled Tasks.
Also, if your log files are on the system volume, move them to a different volume so when they fill the disk, they don't take the server down.