Microsoft KB Archive/129549

= Cannot View Correct Event Details with Non-Administrative Rights =

PSS ID Number: 129549

Article Last Modified on 12/15/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q129549



SYMPTOMS
You can use the Windows NT Server Tools Event Viewer under Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to view security events of a remote Windows NT computer. If you don't have administrative rights and you attempt to view the security log in Event Viewer, the following description appears for each event:

The description for Event ID in Source (Security) could not be found. It contains the following insertion string(s): .

where is a specific Event ID number.

NOTE: This problem occurs even though the user in Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 has the "Manage auditing and security log" user rights.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, grant the Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 user administrative rights.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 3.11 win3x wfw wfwg

Keywords: KB129549

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbWFW311 kbWFWSearch kbWinNT310Search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTW310Search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTWsearch

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