Explorer Erroneously Generates Event 560 - Write Failures

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Explorer to view directories and files, a Security Audit Failure Event 560 may be generated. A typical Security Event might be:

   8/5/97   8:11:45 PM  Security Failure Audit
   Object Access  560
   <USERNAME>
   <MACHINE NAME>
   Object Open:
      Object Server: Security
      Object Type:   File
      Object Name:   <FILE PATH\NAME>
      New Handle ID: -
      Operation ID:  {0,195446}
      Process ID: 2156888096
      Primary User Name:   <USERNAME>
      Primary Domain:   <DOMAIN NAME>
      Primary Logon ID: (0x0,0x2EA46)
      Client User Name: -
      Client Domain: -
      Client Logon ID:  -
      Accesses    SYNCHRONIZE
         ReadAttributes
         WriteAttributes

The local user having only Read and Execute (RX) Permissions may cause this when the files are being audited for Write failures.

WORK AROUNDS

To work around this problem:

• Use File Manager instead of Explorer and these errors will not be generated.
• Do not audit write failures on files that only have Read and Execute access.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0 We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.