Event log size

[Alice]

Is there a recommended limit on the size of event logs? I
would like to set my DC security log at 48MB in order to
get data from a longer time span.

Thanks.

 

[Greg Stigers]

Looking at a couple of basic KB articles on event log size, the answer
appears to be no.

I looked at "Error Messages in Event Log Service Caused by File Size Limit"
at
<<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;109443&Product=win
2000>>
and
"Event ID 256 Appears in System Event Log" at
<<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;262129&Product=win
2000>>.