Purge IIS Logs Older than 3 Days

Summary

This script will remove IIS log files older than 3 days from the path C:/inetpub/logs/LogFiles. The script will provide log files that show which files were not deleted from that folder that are older than 3 days.

The script runs the PowerShell command to perform the task.

Additionally, the path and threshold are defined within the script, rather than in the .ps1 file.

Example Agent Procedure Log

Time	Action	Status	User
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0004	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0004	Path not present	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0003	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0003	Script moving to next step	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0002	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0002	Script moving to next step	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0001	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0001	Path not present	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge	Path 'C:/inetpub/logs/LogFiles' not found.	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:52 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0001	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:51 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0010	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0002	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0003	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0004	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0005	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:59:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0005	Executing command in 64-bit shell as system: C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& 'C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure/IISPURGE/Remove-OlderFiles.ps1' -Path 'C:/inetpub/logs/LogFiles' -ThresholdDays 3" >"c:/Proval/commandresults-2144853229.txt" 2>&1	ovais.rashid
9:59:49 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:49 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0001	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:49 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0002	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:49 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0011	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:49 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0012	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:59:48 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0011	Powershell command completed!	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0011	Executing powershell "" -Command "New-Item -Type Directory -Path C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -Name IISPURGE" ""	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0009	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0010	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0010	Not sending output to variable.	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0007	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0008	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0008	New command variable is: -Command "New-Item -Type Directory -Path C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -Name IISPURGE"	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0008	Custom commands detected as New-Item -Type Directory -Path C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -Name IISPURGE	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0003	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:59:46 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0004	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:59:43 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0002	Powershell is present.	ovais.rashid
9:59:35 am 12-Jul-23	Run Now - IIS Log Files Purge	Admin ovais.rashid scheduled procedure Run Now - IIS Log Files Purge to run at Jul 12 2023 9:59 AM	ovais.rashid

Time	Action	Status	User
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0004	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0003	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0003	Files older than 3 days have been removed.	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0002	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0002	Script moving to next step	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge-0001	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	IIS Log Files Purge	Files older than 3 days from 'C:/ProgramData/_automation/app/Soji' have been removed.	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:52 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0001	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:51 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0010	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0002	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0003	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0006	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0007	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:50 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Shell command - Get Results to Variable-0007	Executing command in standard shell as system: C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& 'C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure/IISPURGE/Remove-OlderFiles.ps1' -Path 'C:/ProgramData/_automation/app/Soji' -ThresholdDays 3" >"c:/Proval/commandresults-1103009589.txt" 2>&1	ovais.rashid
9:47:48 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:47 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0001	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:47 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0002	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:47 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0011	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:47 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0012	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:47 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0011	Powershell command completed!	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0011	Executing powershell "" -Command "New-Item -Type Directory -Path C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -Name IISPURGE" ""	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0009	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0010	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0010	Not sending output to variable.	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0007	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0008	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0008	New command variable is: -Command "New-Item -Type Directory -Path C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -Name IISPURGE"	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0008	Custom commands detected as New-Item -Type Directory -Path C:/ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -Name IISPURGE	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0003	Success THEN	ovais.rashid
9:47:45 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0004	Success ELSE	ovais.rashid
9:47:43 am 12-Jul-23	Execute Powershell Command-0002	Powershell is present.	ovais.rashid
9:47:34 am 12-Jul-23	Run Now - IIS Log Files Purge	Admin ovais.rashid scheduled procedure Run Now - IIS Log Files Purge to run at Jul 12 2023 9:47 AM	ovais.rashid

Dependencies

None

Output

Script Logs

Attachments

Procedure_Purge_IIS_Logs_Older_than_3_Days.xml Remove-OlderFiles.ps1

Changelog

2025-04-10

Initial version of the document

Summary​

Example Agent Procedure Log​

Dependencies​

Output​

Attachments​

Changelog​

2025-04-10​