Consult the failed request tracing log

With failed request tracing enabled, the log files are created and populated in the directory set up in Configure failed request tracing. By default, the path is %SystemDrive%\inetpub\logs\FailedReqLogFiles. There, a folder typically named W3SVC1 is created when the first case happens.

W3SVC1 folder content

  • XML files (fr######.xml): Open an XML file to view the log triggered by the tracing rule.
  • XSL file (freb.xsl): For the display style, in an XML viewer like Internet Explorer.
    W3SVC1 folder content
    W3SVC1 folder content
    Here is an example of a failed request tracing log:
    Example of a failed request tracing log
    Example of a failed request tracing log
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