DNS Event Log Key Does Not Work as Expected

ID: Q236411

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The following registry key may not work as you expect:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters\EventLogLevel

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

Key: EventLogLevel
Type: DWORD
Default: NoKey (Log all events)
Function: Determines level of logging to event log.

A Domain Name System (DNS) server can generate many serious and routine events. An administrator can use this key to limit logging to the appropriate level. The value you assign specifies the value of the least serious event the DNS server logs, with the event types taken directly from the Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK):

EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE: 0x0001
EVENTLOG_WARNING_TYPE: 0x0002
EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE: 0x0004

Additional query words: 4.00 event log level

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug