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sp_cycle_errorlog (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2012

Closes the current error log file and cycles the error log extension numbers just like a server restart. The new error log contains version and copyright information and a line indicating that the new log has been created.

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sp_cycle_errorlog

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Every time SQL Server is started, the current error log is renamed to errorlog.1; errorlog.1 becomes errorlog.2, errorlog.2 becomes errorlog.3, and so on. sp_cycle_errorlog enables you to cycle the error log files without stopping and starting the server.

Execute permissions for sp_cycle_errorlog are restricted to members of the sysadmin fixed server role.

The following example cycles the SQL Server error log.

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EXEC sp_cycle_errorlog ;
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