KB197817 - IIS4.0 Logs Incorrect Value for Time Taken in W3C Extended log Format

Article ID: 197817

Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005

Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q197817

We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

When IIS logging format is set to W3C Extended Log File Format, you can customize the format using the Extended Property page in the Extended Log Property sheet. If you select the Time Taken option, IIS will log the time to perform the action for every log entry in the time-taken column in the log file.

The time logged by IIS for the Time Taken option is not accurate. The time reported for the same file and from the same browser is inconsistent.

CAUSE

IIS depends on the next request to come in for logging the results of the current request. If you do not have any activity between IIS and the client browser for a while, IIS will wait until a "connection time out" and then log the results.

NOTE: IIS calculates the time-taken based on the staring time of the request and the time when the logging is performed.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT service pack.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time     Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   12/18/98  02:46p   27,696  Admwprox.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:48p  327,472  Asp.dll        (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   43,456  Coadmin.dll    (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p   11,168  Ftpctrs2.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p   81,376  Ftpsvc2.dll    (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p   55,392  Httpodbc.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   10,224  Iisfecnv.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   61,920  Iislog.dll     (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   16,848  Infoadmn.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p  184,208  Infocomm.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p    9,584  Infoctrs.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   47,936  Isatq.dll      (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   29,520  Iscomlog.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p   11,248  Iwrps.dll      (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   13,856  Lonsint.dll    (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p    8,336  Lonsiw95.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   71,232  Metadata.dll   (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p    7,488  Rpcref.dll     (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   12,592  Spud.sys       (x86)
   12/18/98  02:46p   18,032  Svcext.dll     (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p   14,752  W3ctrs.dll     (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p  227,424  W3svc.dll      (x86)
   12/18/98  02:47p   87,504  Wam.dll        (x86)

   12/18/98  02:48p   49,424  Admwprox.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:50p  548,112  Asp.dll        (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:48p   77,072  Coadmin.dll    (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:50p   17,168  Ftpctrs2.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:50p  126,224  Ftpsvc2.dll    (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   89,360  Httpodbc.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   17,680  Iisfecnv.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p  110,864  Iislog.dll     (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   25,872  Infoadmn.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p  302,864  Infocomm.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   15,120  Infoctrs.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:48p   82,704  Isatq.dll      (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   45,840  Iscomlog.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   16,656  Iwrps.dll      (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:48p   23,312  Lonsint.dll    (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:48p   13,584  Lonsiw95.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:48p  131,856  Metadata.dll   (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:48p   12,048  Rpcref.dll     (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   20,912  Spud.sys       (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   29,456  Svcext.dll     (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p   21,264  W3ctrs.dll     (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p  381,712  W3svc.dll      (Alpha)
   12/18/98  02:49p  149,264  Wam.dll        (Alpha)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0.

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