dbcc shrinkfile & recovery mode

Occasionally, we have gotten messages that the logfile is too big on one
of our servers. At that point, we will run a backup of the database and
then dbcc shrinkfile on it.
From what I've read, I thought that some of the properties we have set
would make it unnecessary to have to do that. On the Options tab on the
database properties, we have the Recovery model set to Simple, and have
the following settings checked: Auto Update Statistics, Auto Shrink,
and Auto Create Statistics.
Is there another setting I'm missing? Or, should I just set up a job to
back up the database and run the dbcc shrinkfile on it at set intervals?
BCAutoShrink is taking your log file down to a very minimal size when it runs,
and then your Autogrow has to kick in when the db has a lot of
activity...if it is very busy, it could grow quite large. I've never seen
a SQL Server message "too big"...what are you really getting, and what is
the size at that point.?
In theory, if you set the db to Simple and DBCC Shrinkfile it down to a size
that is big enough to handle your busiest time frames you should be good
from there.
Kevin Hill
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"Blasting Cap" <goober@.christian.net> wrote in message
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> Occasionally, we have gotten messages that the logfile is too big on one
> of our servers. At that point, we will run a backup of the database and
> then dbcc shrinkfile on it.
> From what I've read, I thought that some of the properties we have set
> would make it unnecessary to have to do that. On the Options tab on the
> database properties, we have the Recovery model set to Simple, and have
> the following settings checked: Auto Update Statistics, Auto Shrink, and
> Auto Create Statistics.
> Is there another setting I'm missing? Or, should I just set up a job to
> back up the database and run the dbcc shrinkfile on it at set intervals?
> BC