topic Re: Change the log path? in QlikView

Change the log path?

waldemar_doling — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hello,

I would like to change the path of Distribution Logfiles:

from

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\1\Log

to (anothe partition)

D:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\1\Log

I've tried to change Configuration.xml in C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService and restart the qv distribution service - but it does't work...?

In the management console I also didn't find the relevant settings?

Can somebody help me?

Thx.

Re: Change the log path?

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:58:37 GMT

Hi,

You should move the whole Distribution Services folder in the QMC, Distribution Services, Application Data Folder to the new location. From then on, the logs will be stored in that folder.

Hope that helps.

Miguel

Re: Change the log path?

waldemar_doling — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:08:27 GMT

Hi Miguel,

how i can do it?

should I do something in the management console?

or should I move (cut & paste) following folder:

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService

or other folders???

Thx.

Re: Change the log path?

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:49:51 GMT

Hi,

You will need to do both. First, copy the folder (not move it), second change paths in the QMC, third delete the original folders in C:

Hope that helps.

Miguel

Re: Change the log path?

waldemar_doling — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:58:58 GMT

Hi,

can you describe the task in QMC with more details or screnshot?

I can't find it...(system-setup....???)

Re: Change the log path?

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:11:53 GMT

Hi,

Here you are the console settings (v11), according to the browsing I mentioned above: System, Setup, Distribution Services, General, Application Data Folder:

Hope that helps.

Miguel

Re: Change the log path?

waldemar_doling — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:27:34 GMT

Hi Miguel,

ok, now I understand what's a matter...

It seems to depend on publisher, we don't have a publisher, only server...

Supposedly you can't do it on server (s. screenshot), you don't have even settings for "Distribution Service"

I ask me only one:

From somewhere qlikview must take the path, so I'm looking for a solution on OS Level.

Maybe somebody has an idea for Qlikview Server (not Publisher)!!!

Thanks.

Re: Change the log path?

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:05:04 GMT

Hi,

No problem, then you have to change the Logging settings tab in the QlikView Server: QMC, System, Setup, QlikView Servers, expand and click on the server, and on the right pane, click on the Logging tab. There you have the Log folder. Follow the same steps as mentioned above: first copy, then modify the QMC settings, then delete the C: folder.

Hope that helps.

Miguel

Re: Change the log path?

waldemar_doling — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:31:53 GMT

HI Miguel,

unfortunately it doesn't work.

step 1 - copy the folder DistributionService - ok

step 2 - QMC Settings

on server only

step 3 rename the folder on C:

restart the qv distribution service - it created a new DistributionService on c:

😞

Re: Change the log path?

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:36:51 GMT

Hi Waldemar,

Then I'd suggest you to contact support@qlik.com so they can confirm whether that is the expected behaviour or not, and in this case, how to fix it.

Miguel

Re: Change the log path?

danielrozental — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:39:55 GMT

There is a much simpler way to do this.

Please take a look at this great post by Stephen Redmond in his blog.

http://qliktips.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/move-your-qliktech-programdata-folder.html

Re: Change the log path?

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:58:37 GMT

Thanks Daniel for sharing, good advice indeed!

Anyway, I don't know if that's the expected behavior, but it doesn't make much sense to me that if you have Publisher you can move its folder but if you don't you cannot move the same folder or that the configuration in the config.xml file is not working. That's why I'd log a case in Support anyway.

Regards.

Miguel

Re: Change the log path?

waldemar_doling — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:14:23 GMT

Hello Daniel,

it was a helpful Link...

I could realise it with such link, thx.

Re: Change the log path?

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:19:49 GMT

Hi Miguel,

Thank you for your instructions, I have succesfully followed them to get rid of the following error:

Error: File name: 'C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\1\temp\0dedba98-5153-4729-8dbd-d64b96a5e346\document.qvw'
Error: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
(...)
Error: Failed to generate QVW File package..
(...)
(The core reason was that my c: drive was full thanks to pagefile.sys getting too large...)

But after doing the change in QMC, I also had to perform the following tasks in order to get the Distribution service to work fine:
. Stop the QDS service
. On the new location of the DistributionService folder, update the files configuration.xml and configuration_XXXXXXX.xml (where XXXXXXX is the name of my QDS server) to reflect the new location of the DistributionService folder
. Start the QDS service and check it was working fine by refreshing/distributing a small document
. Edit all the files in the DistributionService\TaskLogIndex folder to relect the new location [in order to be able to access the older log files thru QMC]

Hope this memo can help someone facing the same issue.

Thierry