Re: security log anomolies

You need to do one (or all) of the following:
1. Increase the size of the Security log
2. Clear the Security log
3. Set "Overwrite events as needed" (when maximum log size is reached).

You can perform any of these tasks by opening Event Viewer (either from
Administrative Tools) from by right-clicking My Computer, Manage, Event
Viewer. Once you open Event Viewer, select the Security log and access its
Properties (right-click). Here is what I would recommend:

Maximum log size: 4096
Set "Overwrite events as needed"

Of course, if you believe that someone is trying to hack into that computer
you should take care of that problem first.

--
Adrian Grigorof
www.eventid.net


"The security log on this computer is ful"
<Thesecuritylogonthiscomputerisful@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:FDC523F5-0AC2-460D-95F5-714B0D8734B7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
hallo . need some advice . iv been trying to log onto one of my user
accounts (limited ) and before it logs on a message keeps popping up that
reads
'The security log on this system is full ,Log onto administrator acccount
to fix this problem '.??????????????
would appreciate any advice given thank you





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