# Determining when the Conn::log\_conn event executes

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/determining-when-the-conn-log-conn-event-executes/4109>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [April 14, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/determining-when-the-conn-log-conn-event-executes/4109 "2016-04-14T19:06:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lamps\_Jereme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@Lamps\_Jereme](https://community.zeek.org/u/Lamps_Jereme)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/determining-when-the-conn-log-conn-event-executes/4109/1 "2016-04-14T19:06:23Z")

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Does anyone have an idea of when the Conn::log\_conn event executes? Does it execute whenever Bro believes the connection is finished, or can it execute earlier than that?

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![James\_inthe\_box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@James\_inthe\_box](https://community.zeek.org/u/James_inthe_box)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/determining-when-the-conn-log-conn-event-executes/4109/2 "2016-04-14T19:33:52Z")

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My understanding is once the session has completed.

James

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/determining-when-the-conn-log-conn-event-executes/4109/3 "2022-05-06T15:43:35Z")

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