# IIS 7.5 w3c logging fields **URL:** \ **Category:** PowerShell Help\ **Created:** [December 31, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/iis-7-5-w3c-logging-fields/1401 "2011-12-31T18:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![archives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archives](https://forums.powershell.org/u/archives)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/iis-7-5-w3c-logging-fields/1401/1 "2011-12-31T18:30:00Z")
by qvantas at 2013-01-07 12:33:43 > Hi all! > Is it possible to use powershell to change the w3c logging fields? > I only want a few of these fields to be checked. > > Cheers! > > //Johan by JasonHelmick at 2013-01-15 12:20:44 > Hey Johan! > > Here’s one way to do it using Set-WebConfigurationProperty cmdlet from the WebAdministration module. The -Value parameter takes a single string with the options you want enabled separated by comma’s. This is not a powershell array, so make sure its surrounded in quotes. Below I enabled only Date, Time and the ClientIP for the log. > > Set-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter System.Applicationhost/Sites/SiteDefaults/logfile -Name LogExtFileFlags -Value "Date,Time,ClientIP" > > To a the current list of enabled items: > > Get-WebConfiguration -filter system.applicationhost/sites/sitedefaults/logfile | Select-Object -ExpandProperty logExtFileFlags > > Hope this helps! > > Jason by qvantas at 2013-01-17 03:04:22 > Hi Jason! > This works great when im logged on to the server. > Is it possible to deploy this on remote servers? Have a text file with alot of webservers. > > Cheers, > > Johan by JasonHelmick at 2013-01-17 06:05:50 > Sure! But you need to have PowerShell Remoting enabled. So, if you do just use the Invoke-Commmand… > Invoke-Command -ComputerName Web1, Web2 {set-WebConffigurationProperty blah blah blah } > > If you don’t, take a look at Don’s ebook on turning it on. "Secrets of PowerShell Remoting" [http://powershellbooks.com](http://powershellbooks.com) > > Cheers! by qvantas at 2013-01-17 06:39:52 > Hi Jason! > Thanks for ur help 🙂 > Have enabled "psremoting" but i still dont get it to work ☹ > Any ideas? > > PS H:> Import-Module webadministration > PS H:> invoke-command -computername servername {Set-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter System.Applicationhost/Sites/ > SiteDefaults/logfile -Name LogExtFileFlags -Value "Date,Time,ClientIP"} > > The term ‘Set-WebConfigurationProperty’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable p > rogram. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. > + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Set-WebConfigurationProperty:String) , CommandNotFoundException > + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException by JasonHelmick at 2013-01-17 06:43:49 > 😉 > > Sure! You really close to getting it to work…here’s the issue… > > You need to import the module on the remote computer…do this… > > Invoke-Command -ComputerName server {Import-Module WebAdministration} > > Then > > Invoke-Command -ComputerName server {Set-webConfigurationProperty blah blah} > > Did this help? > > Jason by qvantas at 2013-01-17 06:54:18 > No ☹ Same error > i can do things like invoke-command -computername {get-process) > > Regards > Johan by ArtB0514 at 2013-01-17 11:23:52 > If you want to invoke several commands on a remote computer and remember context and values between the commands then you need to set up a PSSession and run the commands in it. > > `$MySession = New-PSSession -ComputerName serverInvoke-Command -Session $MySession -ScriptBlock {Import-Module WebAdministration}Invoke-Command -Session $MySession -ScriptBlock {Set-webConfigurationProperty blah blah}Remove-PSSession $MySession` > > Or you need to put all the commands that you want to run into a single scriptblock. > > `Invoke-Command -ComputerName server -ScriptBlock { Import-Module WebAdministration Set-webConfigurationProperty blah blah}` by JasonHelmick at 2013-01-18 09:08:52 > ArtB0514 - Great contribution! thank you! > > Johan - Let me ask a really dumb question…is IIS installed on the remote computers? - and if so, what version of IIS are you running? > > So, Enter-PsSession -ComputerName RemoteServer > > then > > Get-Module _web_ > > Is there a webadministration module listed? by qvantas at 2013-01-21 00:03:08 > Hi admins!! > Thanks for your reply’s, really appreciate it 🙂 > Weekend is over and im back to my computers… > > PS C:> Invoke-Command -ComputerName Servername {import-module webadministration | Set-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter System.Applicationhost/Sites/SiteDefaults/logfile -Name LogExtFileFlags -Value "Date,Time,ClientIP"} > The term ‘Set-WebConfigurationProperty’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a pa > th was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. > + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Set-WebConfigurationProperty:String) , CommandNotFoundException > + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException > + PSComputerName : Servername > > > But this works: > PS C:> $MySession = New-PSSession -ComputerName Servername > Invoke-Command -Session $MySession -ScriptBlock {Import-Module WebAdministration} > Invoke-Command -Session $MySession -ScriptBlock {Set-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter System.Applicationhost/Sites/SiteDefaults/logfile -Name LogExtFileFlags -Value "Date,Time,ClientIP"} > Remove-PSSession $MySession > > But this is only a connection to one server, i now have to figure out how this can be run on multiple servers. > > Cheers, > > Johan by qvantas at 2013-01-21 01:28:58 > hi! > > i think ive nailed it 🙂 > > $server = get-content C:\skydrive\scripts\test.txt > $MySession = New-PSSession -ComputerName $server > ForEach ($srv in $server) > {Invoke-Command -Session $MySession -ScriptBlock {Import-Module WebAdministration} > Invoke-Command -Session $MySession -ScriptBlock {Set-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter System.Applicationhost/Sites/SiteDefaults/logfile -Name LogExtFileFlags -Value "Date,Time,ClientIP"} > } > Remove-PSSession $MySession > > Thanks!! by JasonHelmick at 2013-01-21 07:12:42 > Hey Johan! > > the -ComputerName of New-PsSession and Invoke-Command accepts multiple values seperated by comma’s…so…as an example > > New-PsSession -ComputerName server1, Server2, Server3 > > Jason ---
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