dns debug log character/locale configuration

tony ennis 1 Reputation point
2021-03-17T13:33:58.223+00:00

How can I change the region/locale configuration of the DNS debug logs?

I'm noticing some extra characters which break do not play nice with a parser I use for analysing the logs. I'd rather not change the parser to support these characters but instead change the log format itself.

Currently the logs appear like this:

DNS Server log file creation at 9.3.2021 ã. 11:01:47

Log file wrap at 9.3.2021 ã. 11:01:47

...

9.3.2021 ã. 11:01:48 3870 PACKET redacted UDP Rcv redacted 7305 Q [0001 D NOERROR] A redacted

Notice the ã. in the date/time stamp as well as the date format itself (dot delimited instead of slash / ).

On other DNS servers the format is the US date-time format like this:

DNS Server log file creation at 3/17/2021 11:42:21 AM

...

3/17/2021 11:44:15 AM 0C34 PACKET redacted UDP Snd redacted 686f R Q [8385 A DR NXDOMAIN] SRV redacted

Changing the OS region locality settings does not seem to change this for some reason. Any ideas how this is applied?

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  1. Sunny Qi 10,906 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-03-18T06:50:19.51+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for posting in Q&A platform.

    Based on provided information, my understanding is you need the DNS debug log displayed as English. Am I correct here? Please correct me if my understanding is wrong.

    May I know what's the display language of your system?

    If the display language is not English, I would suggest you change the display language to English. And then, please check if the format of DNS debug log is the format you need.

    Best Regards,
    Sunny

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  2. tony ennis 1 Reputation point
    2021-03-18T10:06:57.173+00:00

    Hi @Sunny Qi ,

    This is the correct understanding, yes. I have changed the region/locale settings on the OS itself however this did not change the language of the logs.

    I stopped the DNS service, deleted the existing log file and restarted the DNS service > this created a new log file with the same language formatting.

    I then went to DNS manager, edited the properties by disabling the Debug Logs feature entirely, restarted the DNs service, then enabled it again > it still produced a log file not respecting the OS region setting.

    Is there anything else I can try?

    Tony

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  3. Sunny Qi 10,906 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-03-18T10:17:43.15+00:00

    Hi Tony,

    Thanks for your feedback.

    May I know if the Regional format has been configured as English (United States)

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    Meanwhile, if the Windows display language has been configured as English (United States). Please also make sue that English (United States) is the preferred languages.

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    Best Regards,
    Sunny

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  4. theflyps 1 Reputation point
    2022-02-03T18:54:07.767+00:00

    Hello,

    I'm having the same issue, has anybody changed the date format on the DNS log file?

    I'm trying to change from DD/MM/YYYY to MM/DD/YYYY.

  5. ITguys 1 Reputation point
    2022-05-19T03:56:46.697+00:00

    Hi,

    anyone able to resolve the issue?

    My OS date format is MM/DD/YYYY but the DNS log file date format is still show as DD/MM/YYYY. I'm trying to change from DD/MM/YYYY to MM/DD/YYYY in the DNS log file as well.

    Appreciate and thanks.