How to: Restrict Remote Access to Event Viewer on Windows NT Server 4.0

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to edit the registry to restrict remote access to Event Viewer on a computer running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.


WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).


To restrict remote access to Event Viewer to only the Administrators group:

1. At the computer on which you want to restrict remote access to Event Viewer, use Registry Editor (Regedt32) to locate the following registry key:




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers\Winreg\AllowedPaths 

2. Double-click the Machine value in the right pane, and then delete the string in the Multi-String Editor box.



3. Quit Registry Editor.



4. Restart the computer.

1. Create a global group in the domain, and then add the appropriate user accounts to this group.



2. Use Registry Editor (Regedt32) to locate the Winreg registry key.



3. Click the Winreg key, and then click Permissions on the Security menu.



4. In the Registry Key Permissions dialog box, click Add.



5. In the Add Users And Groups dialog box, click the name of the global group, and then click Add.



6. In the Type Of Access box, click the appropriate type, and then click OK.



7. To close the Registry Key Permissions dialog box, click OK.



8. Quit Registry Editor.



9. Restart the computer.

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Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo