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Security__IIS_Logging_error__can_t_create_directory_1_10_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

IIS could not create a directory in \%windir%\system32\logfiles

Sample Event:

IIS 5: IIS Logging was unable to create the directory %1. The data is the error.

Resolutions

Check the NTFS permissions in \%windir%\system32\ and see if the FTP Service is allowed to create directories.

External

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Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.2000.ServerRole
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Event_ID2
Event SourceIISLOG
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Security: IIS Logging error: can't create directory
{0}
Event LogSystem
CommentMom2005ID='{1E2FFBA6-5117-11D3-87EC-0090270D4908}'

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Security__IIS_Logging_error__can_t_create_directory_1_10_Rule" Comment="Mom2005ID='{1E2FFBA6-5117-11D3-87EC-0090270D4908}'" Enabled="onStandardMonitoring" Target="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.2000.ServerRole" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>System</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>IISLOG</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>2</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertOwner>$Data/PublisherName$</AlertOwner>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Security__IIS_Logging_error__can_t_create_directory_1_10_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>