How to Convert IIS 6.0 Logs Between LOG and IBL Formats

Sometimes you may find that IIS is not generating IIS logs, or the log files default to the .ibl format?



This is caused by a configuration issue in the IIS settings file!

Solution:

1. Locate the file: Find the metabase.xml file in the IIS directory on the C drive.

2. Open this file with Notepad and search for the field CentralBinaryLoggingEnabled. If this field is set to TRUE, change it to FALSE.

3. Run iisreset to restart IIS, which will then generate the relevant log files. Once generated, you can open them directly with Notepad.

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