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SharePoint Config Database Log file Big

Most of the times its located in :

C:\Windows\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data

If it needs shrinking do the following :-

Backup the database using SQL Management. Connect to the instance using

\\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\sql\query

as the server name.

Once backed up right click on the Database Sharepoint Config and click new query.

Execute each of the following querys in turn

BACKUP LOG [Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah] TO DISK='D:\temp\configLogBackup.bak'
GO
BACKUP LOG [Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah] WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
USE [Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah]
GO
DBCC SHRINKFILE (N'Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah_log' , 50)
GO