Re: How to enable event logging IIS 5.1

From: Jeffrey Exconde (j.exconde_at_fincad.com)
Date: 07/26/05

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    I believed it is tru com, the application is in VB and called by our asp.

    "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
    news:eBfvaHekFHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > Hi Jeffrey,
    >
    > Please just answer the question - *how* are you writing these events to
    > the
    > Application log? Are you using some ASP.NET code? A COM object? etc. *IIS*
    > does not natively do this logging for you. You need to have some code that
    > does it. And, depending on what the code is, you may need to tweak
    > permissions so that the user context that the code is runing under has
    > permissions to write to the relevant log. For example, in Windows 2003
    > Server, ASP.NET runs as NT AUTHORITY\Network Service (by default) but on
    > Windows XP/IIS5.1 ASP.NET runs as Machine\ASPNET by default.
    >
    > Cheers
    > Ken
    >
    > --
    > IIS Blog: www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/
    > Web: www.adopenstatic.com
    >
    >
    > "Jeffrey Exconde" <j.exconde@fincad.com> wrote in message
    > news:%23A$ZF9SkFHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    > : Here is what i meant in windows 2003 event logging. But it is not
    > working
    > in
    > : IIS 5.1 Windows XP
    > :
    > :
    > : Here is the link
    > :
    > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dncode/html/secure06122003.asp
    > :
    > : Tighter ACLs on Event Logs
    > : We also tightened up the ACLs on the event logs to restrict what
    > accounts
    > : can read and write to the logs. Better still, the security of each log
    > is
    > : configured locally through the values in the following registry key:
    > :
    > : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog
    > : For example, the Application log Security Descriptor is configured
    > through
    > : the following registry value:
    > :
    > :
    > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\CustomSD
    > : And the System log Security Descriptor is configured through the
    > following:
    > :
    > :
    > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\CustomSD
    > : The Security Descriptor for each log is specified by using Security
    > : Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) syntax. The following is an
    > example
    > : from the Application event log:
    > :
    > :
    > O:BAG:SYD:(D;;0xf0007;;;AN)(D;;0xf0007;;;BG)(A;;0xf0007;;;SY)(A;;0x7;;;BA)
    > : (A;;0x7;;;SO)(A;;0x3;;;IU)(A;;0x3;;;SU)(A;;0x3;;;S-1-5-3)
    > : Quick, what is this ACL in English? You can read about SDDL at
    > :
    > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/security/security/security_descriptor_string_format.asp.
    > : This string means:
    > :
    > : Entry Meaning
    > : O:BA Object owner is Built-in Admin (BA).
    > : G:SY Primary group is System (SY).
    > : D: This is a DACL, rather than an audit entry or SACL.
    > : (D;;0xf0007;;;AN) Deny Anonymous (AN) all access.
    > : (D;;0xf0007;;;BG) Deny Built-in Guests (BG) all access.
    > : (A;;0xf0005;;;SY) Allow System Read and Clear, including DELETE,
    > : READ_CONTROL, WRITE_DAC, and WRITE_OWNER (indicated by the 0xf0000).
    > : (A;;0x7;;;BA) Allow Built-in Admin READ, WRITE and CLEAR.
    > : (A;;0x7;;;SO) Allow Server Operators READ, WRITE and CLEAR.
    > : (A;;0x3;;;IU) Allow Interactive Users READ and WRITE.
    > : (A;;0x3;;;SU) Allow Service accounts READ and WRITE.
    > : (A;;0x3;;;S-1-5-3) Allow Batch accounts (S-1-5-3) READ and WRITE.
    > :
    > : The specific event log access mask bits are:
    > :
    > : 0x0001 ELF_LOGFILE_READ Permission to read log files.
    > : 0x0002 ELF_LOGFILE_WRITE Permission to write log files.
    > : 0x0004 ELF_LOGFILE_CLEAR Permission to clear log files.
    > :
    > : The only time you should see a failure in your application when writing
    > to
    > : the event log is because of an ACL issue. Please do not relax the ACL
    > too
    > : much. Add your own ACE to the SDDL string and then restart the Event Log
    > : service. For example, if your process runs under an account MyAccount,
    > that
    > : has the SID S-1-5-21-853885456-2109860151-3743179773-1190, and you want
    > the
    > : process to write to the Application log, simply add this string to the
    > SDDL
    > : string in the registry:
    > :
    > : (A;;0x2;;; S-1-5-21-853885456-2109860151-3743179773-1190)
    > :
    > :
    > : "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
    > : news:ulp1wj4jFHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > : > IIS does not natively log logons to the Application Log.
    > : >
    > : > If you change the local security policy (Start -> Run -> secpol.msc)
    > you
    > : > can
    > : > change the options for Windows Logon/Logoff event auditing. This will
    > log
    > : > events to the Security log.
    > : >
    > : > However, if you are doing some custom logging to the Application event
    > log
    > : > (e.g. through your own custom COM object), then you need to enable
    > this.
    > : >
    > : > Cheers
    > : > Ken
    > : >
    > : > --
    > : > IIS Blog: www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/
    > : > Web: www.adopenstatic.com
    > : >
    > : >
    > : > "Jeffrey Exconde" <j.exconde@fincad.com> wrote in message
    > : > news:uz%238ZVyjFHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    > : > : We have an application that used IIS. And when some logs in to our
    > : > website
    > : > : it writes something to the application log and we used it for
    > debugging.
    > : > :
    > : > : Sorry, I am not talking about iis log.
    > : > :
    > : > : Thanks
    > : > :
    > : > :
    > : > : "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
    > : > : news:%23TFVRbnjFHA.3784@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    > : > : > Can you explain what you mean by "event logging"? What do you want
    > to
    > : > log?
    > : > : >
    > : > : > Cheers
    > : > : > Ken
    > : > : >
    > : > : > --
    > : > : > IIS Blog: www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/
    > : > : > Web: www.adopenstatic.com
    > : > : >
    > : > : >
    > : > : > "Jeffrey Exconde" <j.exconde@fincad.com> wrote in message
    > : > : > news:ejpT2VkjFHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    > : > : > : Hi,
    > : > : > :
    > : > : > : How do you enable event logging in IIS 5.1
    > : > : > :
    > : > : > : Thanks
    > : > : > :
    > : > : > :
    > : > : >
    > : > : >
    > : > :
    > : > :
    > : >
    > : >
    > :
    > :
    >
    >

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