Microsoft KB Archive/274559

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BUG: OutputDebugString Output Fails to Appear on Windows 2000

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Q274559

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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SYMPTOMS
If a process calls the OutputDebugString API under the context of a user account who is not a member of the Administrators group and the process is not being debugged, the output will not be shown by Dbmon or similar debug output monitor tools.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
Calling the OutputDebugString API works correctly if the caller is either LocalSystem or a member of the local Administrators group.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbAPI kbDebug kbKernBase kbOSWin2000bug kbSDKWin32 kbSecurity kbDSupport kbGrpDSKernBase

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin32sSearch kbWin32API