Problem viewing SQL Server Logs

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Problem viewing SQL Server Logs

MonCircle2006

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June 12, 2008 at 3:04 pm

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When I click on SQL Server Logs from Management Studio I get the following error message:
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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A severe error occurred on the current command. The results, if any, should be discarded. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 0)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.3054&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=0&LinkId=20476
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BUTTONS:
OK
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I tried to view SQL Server Logs through the Log File Viewer but it's not accessible. Please help!
Thanks,
M

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andrewkane17 SSCertifiable Points: 7529 More actions · Answer 1

Sometimes the logs get very large and MS just times out, don't know if this is your issue, but either way I prefer to use a script to get the logs, that way I can easily filter. Put this together from a previous version in 2000.

-- SQL SERVER 2005

use master

CREATE TABLE #Errors (logdate datetime, processinfo varchar (4000), vchMessage varchar(4000) )

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog 1

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog 2

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog 3

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog 4

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog 5

INSERT #Errors EXEC xp_readerrorlog 6

SELECT

@@servername as Server, logdate as [date],

processinfo as Source,

vchMessage as Message

FROM

#Errors

--WHERE vchMessage LIKE '%Address Windowing Extensions is enabled%'

--AND

--vchMessage NOT LIKE '%.TRN%'

-- AND vchMessage NOT LIKE '%Run the RECONFIGURE%' AND

--vchMessage NOT LIKE '%Copyright (c)%'

--AND vchMessage NOT LIKE '%login%'

ORDER BY logdate

DROP TABLE #Errors

Andrew

MonCircle2006 Old Hand Points: 374 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks for the script. I will try it out. The log file is small.

John.Sansom SSCertifiable Points: 7335 More actions · Answer 3

Hi,

You may also use sp_cycle_errorlog to close the current log and begin a new one.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182512.aspx

Cheers,

John

John Sansom (@sqlBrit) | www.johnsansom.com

MonCircle2006 Old Hand Points: 374 More actions · Answer 4

Thanks John. I just tried that and still getting the error message.

John.Sansom SSCertifiable Points: 7335 More actions · Answer 5

Hi,

Have you tried browsing to the log files on the file system?

They typically live in a location similar to the following.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG

John Sansom (@sqlBrit) | www.johnsansom.com

MonCircle2006 Old Hand Points: 374 More actions · Answer 6

MonCircle2006

Old Hand

Points: 374

June 13, 2008 at 9:20 am

#828610

Yes, I can open them using notepad.

John.Sansom SSCertifiable Points: 7335 More actions · Answer 7

Hmmm, this is a long shot but I wonder if this could be permission issue? What privileges have been granted to the account you are using to connect to SQL Server?

John Sansom (@sqlBrit) | www.johnsansom.com

MonCircle2006 Old Hand Points: 374 More actions · Answer 8

I am logging in as myself and I am in the sysadmin role. I tried logging in as sa and still got the same error message.

Packer SSC Enthusiast Points: 129 More actions · Answer 9

Grasshopper? Did you every find a solution to this problem. I'm experiencing the same issue and have spent hours trying to solve, to no avail.

Thanks

Matt

SkyBVI SSCoach Points: 15128 More actions · Answer 10

Packer (2/23/2011)
Grasshopper? Did you every find a solution to this problem. I'm experiencing the same issue and have spent hours trying to solve, to no avail.
Thanks
Matt

Lol....grasshopper is the level, not his name...

btw, 3 YR OLD THREAD

Regards

Sushant

Regards
Sushant Kumar
MCTS,MCP

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