<# .SYNOPSIS Configures IIS log file settings Thomas Stensitzki THIS CODE IS MADE AVAILABLE AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE USE OR THE RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THIS CODE REMAINS WITH THE USER. Version 1.1, 2016-07-28 Ideas, comments and suggestions to support@granikos.eu Some parts (c) Michel de Rooij, michel@eightwone.com .LINK http://www.granikos.eu/en/scripts .DESCRIPTION This script reconfigures the IIS log folder to target a different folder besides the default C:\inetpub\logs folder. Additionally the log settings can be adjusted as well. The script changes the default log file location and settings on a server level. By default the settings are inherited by websites. If manual changes have been made on a webite level, not all settings will be inherited. .NOTES Requirements - Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Revision History -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Initial community release 1.1 PowerShell hygiene applied, some typo fixes .PARAMETER LogFolderPath New IIS log folder path, i.e. D:\IISLogs. Default is an empty string. .PARAMETER LogFilePeriod Log file period (interval), Hourly|Daily|Weekly|Monthly|MaxSize MaxSize configuration not yet implemented .PARAMETER LocalTimeRollover Boolean parameter indicating, if the local time shall be used for filenames and rollover Default $FALSE .EXAMPLE Change the IIS log file location to D:\IISLogs .\Set-Webserver.ps1 -LogFolderPath D:\IISLogs .EXAMPLE Change the IIS log period to an hourly period .\Set-Webserver.ps1 -LogFilePeriod Hourly .EXAMPLE Use the local time for filenames and log file rollover .\Set-Webserver.ps1 -LocalTimeRollover $true #> Param( [parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false,HelpMessage='New IIS log folder path, i.e. D:\IISLogs')] [string]$LogFolderPath = '', [parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false,HelpMessage='Log file period (Hourly|Daily|Weekly|Monthly|MaxSize)')] [string]$LogFilePeriod = '', [parameter(Position=2,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false,HelpMessage='$true/$false indicating, if the local time shall be used for filenames and rollover')] [bool]$LocalTimeRollover=$false ) process{ # log file property settings $lfpDirectory = 'directory' $lfpPeriod = 'period' $lfpLocalTimeRollover = 'localTimeRollover' # Check if folder exists, otherwise create folder function Create-Folder { param ( [string] $folderPath ) Write-Verbose "Evaluating IIS folder path: $folderPath" if(-not ($folderPath -eq '')) { if(-not (Test-Path $folderPath)) { Write-Host "Creating IIS log folder path: $folderPath" New-Item -Path $folderPath -ItemType directory | Out-Null } else { Write-Host "Folder $folderPath already exsists" } } } # Change IIS log file setting function ChangeIisLogSetting { param ( [string] $settingName, [string] $settingValue ) try { Write-Verbose "Configuring IIS log setting $settingsName to value $settingsValue" $logConfig = @{$settingName=$settingValue} Set-WebConfigurationProperty 'system.applicationHost/sites/siteDefaults' -Name logFile -Value $logConfig } catch [system.exception] { Write-Host 'An error occured while trying to write IIS settings. Please check permissions of your account and ensure that PowerShell is running from an elevated prompt.' -ForegroundColor Red } } # Change IIS default log location and other IIS log settings function ChangeIisLogPath { param ( [string] $folderPath ) Write-Verbose "IIS Log Folder Path to configure: $folderPath" Write-Host "Configuring IIS default log location to '$folderPath'" if(Test-Path $folderPath) { ChangeIisLogSetting $lfpDirectory $folderPath } else { Write-Host "New IIS log folder $folderPath does not exist. IIS log file folder configuration has not been changed" -ForegroundColor Red } } # Change IIS log period function ChangeIisLogPeriod { param ( [string] $logPeriod ) if($AllowedLogFilePeriod -contains $logPeriod) { Write-Verbose "Changing IIS log periog to: $logPeriod" ChangeIisLogSetting $lfpPeriod $logPeriod } } # Change IIS LocalTimeRollover setting function ChangeLocalTimeRollover { param ( [bool] $logLocalTimeRollover ) Write-Verbose "Changing IIS log local time rollover to: $logLocalTimeRollover" ChangeIisLogSetting $lfpLocalTimeRollover $logLocalTimeRollover } function CheckWindowsFeature { param ( [string] $MajorOSVersion ) $featureInstalled = $false If ($MajorOSVersion -eq '6.1') { Import-Module ServerManager If(!(Get-Module ServerManager)) { Write-Error 'Problem loading ServerManager module' Exit 'ServerManager module could not be loaded!' } } Write-Verbose "Checking, if Windows Feature 'Web-Server' is installed" $feature = Get-WindowsFeature Web-Server $featureInstalled = [bool]($feature.Installed) Write-Verbose "Feature 'Web-Server' installed: $featureInstalled" return( $featureInstalled ) } ## Main Write-Verbose 'Script started' $MajorOSVersion= [string](Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object Version | Select-Object @{n='Major';e={($_.Version.Split('.')[0]+'.'+$_.Version.Split('.')[1])}}).Major $AllowedLogFilePeriod = @('Hourly','Daily','Weekly','Monthly') # MaxSize not yet implemented if( CheckWindowsFeature($MajorOSVersion) ) { Write-Verbose 'Configuring IIS log file settings' if($LogFolderPath -ne '') { # Create IIS Log File Folder, independent from server role Create-Folder $LogFolderPath #Change log file settings ChangeIisLogPath $LogFolderPath $LogFilePeriod } if($LogFilePeriod -ne '') { ChangeIisLogPeriod $LogFilePeriod } if($LocalTimeRollover -ne $null) { ChangeLocalTimeRollover $LocalTimeRollover } } else { Write-Host 'IIS is currently not installed. Either add the windows feature manually or install Exchange first and adjust the IIS log file location afterwards.' -ForegroundColor Red } Write-Verbose 'Script ended' } #Process