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# Error Messages in Event Log Service Caused by File Size Limit

Article ID: 109443

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

This article was previously published under Q109443

## 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.

-or-

The system log file is full.

## CAUSE

The error messages described in the "Summary" section are really not error messages. They are warning messages. They may occur if the size of the log file exceeds 512K, the default setting. 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 folder.

## RESOLUTION

To prevent the messages that are described in the "Summary" section:

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.

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