Event Viewer Security log Access denied

From: techguru100 (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/25/04


Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 14:36:33 -0700

The permissons for "Manage Auditing and Security Log" are
not set correctly. Go into GPEDIT.MSC, User Rights
Assessment, then open the "Manage Auditing and..."
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a brand new Dell Optiplex desktop computer running
Windows XP
>Professional SP1. I have noticed a strange issue
happening with this
>computer regarding the Security log in Event Viewer.
>
>I had the computer joined to our domain, and was able to
log on with my
>domain admin account and install software and perform
administrative
>functions like I normally do. However, when I tried to
view the security
>log in Event Viewer, I received the following error
message:
>
>"Unable to complete the operation on "Security". A
required priviledge is
>not held by the client."
>
>When I click OK there are no events displayed in the
security log, and a red
>"x" is on the icon.
>
>This occurred even if I logged on with the local
administrator account.
>
>To troubleshoot this issue, I disjoined the computer from
the domain,
>rebooted the computer, and verified in Active Directory
that the computer
>was removed. I then logged on to the computer with the
local administrator
>account and checked the security log, and I was able to
view the events with
>no problem.
>
>I joined the computer to the domain once again, and it
went right back to
>the same problems. I checked the local administrators
group and the proper
>group memberships (domain admins, local administrator)
were there.
>
>I have other Dell Optiplex desktops in our domain running
the same setup
>that do not have this problem.
>
>Does anyone know what to check to fix this issue?
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Tim Nichols
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>
>
>.
>



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