sp-cycle-agent-errorlog-transact-sql.md

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sp_cycle_agent_errorlog (Transact-SQL)

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Closes the current [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent error log file and cycles the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent error log extension numbers just like a server restart. The new [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent error log contains a line indicating that the new log has been created.

Applies to: [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] ([!INCLUDEssKatmai] through current version).

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

  
sp_cycle_agent_errorlog  

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

None

Remarks

Every time [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent is started, the current [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent error log is renamed to SQLAgent.1; SQLAgent.1 becomes SQLAgent.2, SQLAgent.2 becomes SQLAgent.3, and so on. sp_cycle_agent_errorlog enables you to cycle the error log files without stopping and starting the server.

This stored procedure must be run from the msdb database.

Permissions

Execute permissions for sp_cycle_agent_errorlog are restricted to members of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

The following example cycles the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent error log.

USE msdb ;  
GO  
  
EXEC dbo.sp_cycle_agent_errorlog ;  
GO  

See Also

sp_cycle_errorlog (Transact-SQL)