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Alog fileis used to record events that occur while a program is running.

For example, server software maintains log files to keep track of all client requests.

The depth of analysis depends on the amount of data that is logged.

Log File Monitor

Most software enables you to pick the level of detail for log files.

Syslog is not supported on Windows servers.

However, there are tools that can forward Windows Event Log data to a syslog server.

Another reason to analyze a log file is to look for aspecific message.