New Access Privileges for Event Log, Audit Log and Registry

 Last reviewed: September 3, 1996
Article ID: Q129126
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

In Windows NT version 3.51, new access privileges have been added to the system event log, audit log and the registry in order to prevent users without administrative privileges from viewing them. The following now have access privileges: 

   Account               Access Privilege
   --------------------------------------
   Local System          full access
   Administrators        read/clear
   Backup Operators      backup only

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: ntsecurity
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.51 access denied



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Last reviewed: September 3, 1996
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