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Simon
Asked: 2009-05-20 16:52:47 +0800 CST

How do i get userenv.log to log dates?

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How do i get the userenv.log (C:\WINDOWS\Debug\UserMode\userenv.log) to log dates as well as times?

The current format is this

USERENV(2b4.498) 10:51:22:140 ProcessGPOs: Extension Microsoft Offline Files skipped because both deleted and changed GPO lists are empty.
USERENV(2b4.498) 10:51:22:140 ProcessGPOs: -----------------------
USERENV(2b4.498) 10:51:22:140 ProcessGPOs: Processing extension Software Installation
USERENV(2b4.498) 10:51:22:140 CompareGPOLists:  The lists are the same.

But since the log can roll over multiple days it would be very helpful to get dates.

windows logging log-files

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I don't think there's a simple way to do this - others have the same problem.

    How about a script that moves the contents of userenv.log to a new file at midnight? Would a separate log file for each day be any use to you?

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  2. Ended up doing a reverese read of the file and counting down a date value. The date gets decemented whenever the previous lines time is greater than the current line.

    This is not an optimal solution, as there are a few bugs, but it is suitable for my purposes

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