Parameters\EventLogLevel

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters

Data type Range Default value

REG_DWORD

0 | 1 | 2 | 4

4

Description

Specifies which events Domain Name System (DNS) records in the DNS server log in Event Viewer.

Value Meaning

0

None.

1

Errors only.

2

Errors and warnings.

4

All events: errors, warnings, and informational events.

This entry does not exist in the registry by default. You can add it by using the registry editor Regedit.exe.

Change Method

To change the value of this entry, use Dnscmd.exe, a tool included in the Windows Support Tools. The change is effective immediately; you do not have to restart the DNS server.

Activation Method

DNS reads its registry entries only when it starts. You can change entries while the DNS server is running by using Dnscmd.exe. If you change entries by using the registry editor Regedit.exe, the changes are not effective until you restart the DNS server.

See Also

Concepts

Services\EventLog