Re: error message not being logged to windows event log

From: Alan J. McFarlane (alanjmcf_at_yahoo.com.INVALID)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:59:17 -0000

Sue Hoegemeier <Sue_H@nomail.please> wrote:
> Anon restarted SQL Server after making the changes which
> solved the problem.
> Logging to the Windows event log is enabled by default for
> SQL Server. The auditing is logged to the SQL Server error
> log and the Windows Application event log if you haven't
> changed the default settings. You can find more information
> on this in books online under startup options.
>
Ah ha, shows that I truly don't know much on this subject.

Interestingly my MSDE appears to be started with -sINSTANCE
and -d... -e... -l..., but no -n, hmm. I think I better talk to the folks
who created the installer for it, to see what odd way they have configured
it... 

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Alan J. McFarlane
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