How to Control Number and Size of Log Files on Windows

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The information in this article applies to:

Product: MIM and PM4Data
Version: 8.x
Platform: Windows

Information

• To control the number and size of log files that the Component Manager uses, you need to edit the Windows registry.

  To control the number of logs:

  1. Go to Start --> Run, and open regedit.
  2. Go to HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE --> SOFTWARE --> CommerceQuest --> enableNet BPI --> Local --> Component Manager --> Parameters.
  3. Add a new REG\_SZ named Component Log File Rollover. This controls the number of log files per component.
  4. Add a new REG\_SZ named Log File Rollover. This controls the number of log files for the Component Manager log (cmgr.log).
  5. Both logs default to 5 if the number is not specified.

  To control the size of logs:

  1. Go to Start --> Run, and open regedit.
  2. Go to HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE --> SOFTWARE --> CommerceQuest --> enableNet BPI --> Local --> Component Manager --> Parameters.
  3. Add a new REG\_SZ named Component Log File Lines.
  4. Add a new REG\_SZ named Log File Lines. This controls the size of the log files for the Component Manager log (cmgr.log).
  5. Both logs default to 10,000 lines if the size is not specified.