Re: Remote viewing event log.

From: Sam Santiago (ssantiago_at_n0spam-SoftITechture.com)
Date: 05/30/03 

Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 22:59:52 -0700

Thank you for the information. I'll give it a try.

Thanks,

Sam 

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"Harini Raghavan (MSFT)" <harinir@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> To perform this operation (from the event vwr help notes)
> a.. To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators
> group, or have been delegated the appropriate authority, on the target
> computer. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain
> Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best
> practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
>
> So if you are trying to access the eventvwr of a server from a
workstation,
> I would suggest first
> (if the server belongs to a domain)
> net use \\servername /u:domain\administrator *
> (enter pwd on the prompt)
> (if server is a standalone server)
> net use \\servername /u:servername\administrator *
> (enter pwd on the prompt)
> and then if you connect to Another computer option it will work out
>
> You will need the appropriate admin credentials (or equivalent to admin)
to
> accomplish this though
>
> Hope it helps
>
> -Harini
>
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> "Sam Santiago" <ssantiago@n0spam-SoftITechture.com> wrote in message
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> > What permissions do you need to view the event log remotely?  I have an
> XP
> > workstation where I launch the Event Viewer.  I select the Action,
Connect
> > to Another Computer option.  I enter the name of the server and receive
an
> > Access denied error.  I would not have to log into the server in order
to
> > view the log.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sam
> >
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> >
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