Writing to a server log

[Peter Bradley]

Hi,

I have a Web Service that has been running on a server for a couple of
years. I now have to redeploy it to another server. Everything is fine
except that the Web Service cannot write to its log on the new server.

As part of the redeployment, I created the event log on the server for
the Web service to write to, so I don't understand what the problem can
be. I also checked the permissions on the Web service and couldn't find
anything materially different between the two servers. I even recreated
the log, cutting and pasting the name to make sure that it wasn't a case
of mis-spelling the log name.

Unfortunately, one of the applications that calls the Web service is a
BizTalk application that will fail if the Web Service cannot write to
the log.

Does anyone have any ideas? The full error message is:

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: BizTalk Server 2006
Event Category: BizTalk Server 2006
Event ID: 5754
Date: 20/10/2008
Time: 11:26:27
User: N/A
Computer: BIZTALKLIVEAPP
Description:
A message sent to adapter "SOAP" on send port
"ItregIntegrati onOrchestration _1.0.0.0_ItregI ntegrationOrche stration.ItregO rchestration_It regWebService_c 4e07ad8f39cd914 "
with URI "http://biztalkliveapp/ItregWebService/ItregWebService .asmx" is
suspended.
Error details: SoapException:
System.Web.Serv ices.Protocols. SoapException: Server was unable to
process request. ---System.InvalidO perationExcepti on: Cannot open log
for source 'ITRegIntegrati onWSLog'. You may not have write access. --->
System.Componen tModel.Win32Exc eption: Access is denied
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.Op enForWrite(Stri ng currentMachineN ame)
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.In ternalWriteEven t(UInt32 eventID,
UInt16 category, EventLogEntryTy pe type, String[] strings, Byte[]
rawData, String currentMachineN ame)
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.Wr iteEntry(String message,
EventLogEntryTy pe type, Int32 eventID, Int16 category, Byte[] rawData)
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.Wr iteEntry(String message)
at Uwic.ItregWebSe rviceNamespace. ItregWebService .StudentAdd(Str ing
PersonalId, String Forename1, String Surname, String EmailAddress,
String ProgTitle, String CourseEndDate, String SchoolId, String
CampusId, String Password, String Progocc)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

MessageId: {AA283FEE-F81B-461C-AF58-5A8AA6BAFAEF}
InstanceID: {D2A5EF1F-FC6F-4F50-96D2-07C3A456737D}

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Cheers
Peter

[Peter Bradley]

Peter Bradley wrote:

Hi,

I have a Web Service that has been running on a server for a couple of
years. I now have to redeploy it to another server. Everything is fine
except that the Web Service cannot write to its log on the new server.

As part of the redeployment, I created the event log on the server for
the Web service to write to, so I don't understand what the problem can
be. I also checked the permissions on the Web service and couldn't find
anything materially different between the two servers. I even recreated
the log, cutting and pasting the name to make sure that it wasn't a case
of mis-spelling the log name.

BizTalk requires Sharepoint as a prerequisite. Sharepoint puts a
Web.config file in wwwroot. This file contains the following line:

<trust level="WSS_Mini mal" originUrl=""
processRequestI nApplicationTru st="false"/>

For the moment, I've renamed the Web.config file so that it is not read
by the Web service. Everything now runs fine.

Took me all day to find that!
Peter

[John Saunders]

"Peter Bradley" <pb******@uwic. ac.ukwrote in message
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Hi,

I have a Web Service that has been running on a server for a couple of
years. I now have to redeploy it to another server. Everything is fine
except that the Web Service cannot write to its log on the new server.

As part of the redeployment, I created the event log on the server for the
Web service to write to, so I don't understand what the problem can be. I
also checked the permissions on the Web service and couldn't find anything
materially different between the two servers. I even recreated the log,
cutting and pasting the name to make sure that it wasn't a case of
mis-spelling the log name.

Did you create the event source when you created the event log?

--
John Saunders | MVP - Connected System Developer

[Peter Bradley]

Ysgrifennodd John Saunders:

>
Did you create the event source when you created the event log?

Yes. I wrote a little utility a couple of years ago to create (and
delete) logs. We use it regularly - and it won't create the log unless
you give it the event source.

Anyway, everything worked when I altered the web.config filename.

Cheers
Peter