Policy

Specify the maximum log file size (KB)

This policy setting specifies the maximum size of the log file in kilobytes. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the maximum log file size to be between 20 megabytes (20480 kilobytes) and 2 terabytes (2147483647 kilobytes), in kilobyte increments. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the maximum size of the log file will be set to the locally configured value. This value can be changed by the local administrator using the Log Properties dialog, and it defaults to 20 megabytes.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Event Log Service / Security
Policy ID 8d3929e3d256
Internal name Channel_LogMaxSize_2

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EventLog\Security\MaxSize

Policy notes

This policy setting specifies the maximum size of the log file in kilobytes. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the maximum log file size to be between 20 megabytes (20480 kilobytes) and 2 terabytes (2147483647 kilobytes), in kilobyte increments. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the maximum size of the log file will be set to the locally configured value. This value can be changed by the local administrator using the Log Properties dialog, and it defaults to 20 megabytes.

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