Re: NTDS directory

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From: Don Hacherl [Msft] (donh__at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:53:53 -0800

Actually, you can't disable circular logging. (The reg key was a leftover
from early beta testing.) The reference below to ntbackup not truncating
logs is the one you want to pursue. 

-- 
Don Hacherl
Active Directory Development
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"John Knijn" <johnknijn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uY3tcZcBEHA.3064@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Johan,
>
> Thanks for the answer, but do you have any idea why this is happening?
>
> John
>
>
>
> "Johan Arwidmark" <johan.please_respond_to_forum.arwidmark@lutteman.se>
> wrote in message news:h36r409iqg2homudf51nnufkgt9svglokl@4ax.com...
> > When Active Directory uses circular logging (default), old log files
> > are deleted once they have been written to the database.
> >
> > You can (but you shouldnt) change the default behaviour with the
> > following registry key:
> >
> > HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
> > \CircularLogging
> >
> > 1 = circular logging
> > 0 = non-circular logging.
> >
> >
> > You can also move the database and the logfiles to another disk using
> > ntdsutil
> >
> > Reference:
> >
> > Directory Service Does Not Start If Disk Is Full
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;259278
> >
> > Ntbackup.exe Does Not Truncate Active Directory Logs During a
> > System-State Backup
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;272425
> >
> > Optimizing Size Requirements for Growth in Directory Service
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/activedirectory/maintain/adsize.mspx
> >
> > regards
> > Johan Arwidmark
> >
> > Windows User Group - Nordic
> > http://www.wug-nordic.net
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:43:21 +0100, "John Knijn"
> > <johnknijn@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >We have upgraded our NT4 server network (PDS and two BDC's) on december
> 2nd
> > >to Windows2000-server with AD (a parent DC with exchange-server 5.5 and
> two
> > >domain controllers).
> > >Sinds the upgrade, december 2nd 2003, the directory c:\winnt\ntds is
> growing
> > >with EDBxxxx.log files, and it is growing and growing and growing, in
> about
> > >9 weeks the disk is full.
> > >
> > >Does anybody know what is going on here, what can I do about it?
> > >
> > >Thanks very much.
> > >
> > >John
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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