Clear-OldIISLog

SYNOPSIS

A script to clean out old IIS log files.

SYNTAX

Clear-OldIISLog [[-Days] <Int16>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This script will clean out IIS log files older than x days.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Clear-OldIISLog -Days 60

Removes all IIS log files that are older than 60 days.

PARAMETERS

-Days

The number of days to keep log files. The default is 60 days.

Type: Int16
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: 60
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, and -ProgressAction. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

If the WebAdministration module is available, it will use that to check the specific log file locations for each web site. Otherwise, it checks the assumed default log folder location and the registry for the IIS log file location.

Future enhancements may add a summary of which locations were processed and how many log files were removed.

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