Event 560 When Opening a Read-Only File for Read Access

ID: Q130487

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

If a file has only read and execute permissions, event 560 (Audit Failure) may be written to the security log when the file is opened for read access. For this symptom to occur, auditing for file write failure must be enabled.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.

Additional query words:

Keywords : ntfilesys
Version : winnt:3.5
Platform : winnt
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