No smsts.log file

[hgbays]

I'm using SCCM 2007 R3 and I'm doing a computer association between an XP computer and Windows 7 computer. I usually watch the smsts.log to monitor the user state migration. I've checked a couple of my XP machines and they don't have this log in the C:\Windows\System32\CCM\Logs folder like the Windows 7 machines. How can you monitor your migration without this log?

[Peter van der Woude]

There always has to be one... Did you check all the possible locations (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932135.aspx)?

[hgbays]

I did check after the failed computer association and it was there, so I'm guessing that it doesn't appear until you run a user state capture. I checked a few of our other XP machines that we haven't tried to capture user state and the log wasn't there. Thanks so much for your help.