Clearing and enlarging MS DTC logs

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Clearing and enlarging MS DTC logs

If you experience an MS DTC log problem, for example if you receive the following error message, you can reset the log size:

The MS DTC log file is full and cannot accept new log records.

  1. Open a Command Prompt window.
  2. Stop the InForm study by typing:

    pfadmin stop trial

  3. Stop the MS DTC service by typing:

    net stop msdtc

  4. Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Component Services.
  5. Expand Component Services.
  6. Expand Computers.
  7. Expand Distributed Transactions.
  8. Right-click LocalDTC, and select Properties.
  9. Select the Logging tab.
  10. In the Capacity field, increase the capacity of the log file to 100 MB.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Right-click My Computer, and select Start MS DTC.
  13. Close the Component Services window.
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