log management open source

In this article we will discuss about log management open source. How to manage log using powershell. Below are points we will check using powershell.

• Check what are the diagnostic provider
• How to disable or enable event log provider
• ULS log settings or sharepoint 2016 logs location
• Change ULS log settings or sharepoint 2016 logs location
• How to find ULS logging level
• Set ULS log verbose

Check what are the diagnostic provider

we can use the powershell cmdlet “Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider” to check what are the diagnostic provider.

How to disable or enable event log provider

We can run the below to command to disable event log provider that is “job-diagnostics-event-log-provider” provider.

Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider job-diagnostics-event-log-provider | Set-SPDiagnosticsProvider -Enable:$false
Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider job-diagnostics-event-log-provider

We can run the below to command to enable event log provider that is “job-diagnostics-event-log-provider” provider

Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider job-diagnostics-event-log-provider | Set-SPDiagnosticsProvider -Enable:$true
Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider job-diagnostics-event-log-provider

ULS log settings or sharepoint 2016 logs location

We can run the command “Get-SPDiagnosticConfig” to get ULS  logging settings

Get-SPDiagnosticConfig

Change ULS log settings or sharepoint 2016 logs location

we can run the command “Set-SPDiagnosticConfig” to Change ULS log settings or sharepoint 2016 logs location.

PS C:\> Set-SPDiagnosticConfig -DaysToKeepLogs 7 -LogLocation "E:\Logs" -EventLogFloodProtectionEnabled
PS C:\> Get-SPDiagnosticConfig

How to find ULS logging level

We can run the command “Get-SPLogLevel” to find ULS logging level.

Get-SPLogLevel -identity "eApproval:*", General, audit, "Business Data"

Set ULS log verbose

we can set ULS log Verbose and categories by using “Set-SPLogLevel“

Set-SPLogLevel -TraceSeverity verbose -EventSeverity verbose -Identity "eApproval:*", General, audit, "Business Data"
Get-SPLogLevel -identity "eApproval:*", General, audit, "Business Data"

Create new log file

we can create a new log file by running the command below.

New-SPLogFile

Categories: Log, powershell

Tags: Default, diagnostic-logging, Get-SPDiagnosticConfig, get-spdiagnosticsprovider, Get-SPLogLevel, logging, New-SPLogFile, powershell, Set-SPDiagnosticConfig, Set-SPLogLevel, SharePoint 2016, sharepoint usage logs