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by jfradette

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Can anyone suggest to me a way to prevent EVERY print job from being logged to the System Log? When viewing the log via the Event Viewer, the thing is cluttered w/every print job I send.
On the server, the log keeps filling up the log to the pointwhere we're getting a msg every 2-3 days informing us that the log is full.
I know that I can set it to overwrite or purge previous entries, but this is not what I want, because then valid alerts wind up getting purged.

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by patrick.bisaillon

Hi,

Try this:
Start > Settings > Printers > File > Server Properties > Advanced > Take off Log spooler information events.

You will need to restart the server for settings to take effect.

Regards.
Patrick Bisaillon

by ravimonga

Another option may be that you have turned on the Auditing for your Printers.
Try going in Advanced Properties of that printer and then Auditing and turn it off.

by Member 23567752

Previous suggestions seem to be a work around the actual problem. Yes, you can delete the entries, and yes you can prevent them from being entered there in the first place (answer 1). However, the event log entries indicate a system issue, and the cause should realy be found.

I have also had this problem with a Xerox 1250, running on our NT Cluster. It turned out to be a driver compatability problem (very new software from Xerox's Fiery dept.). Perhaps you should also look at your print drivers.

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