Microsoft KB Archive/828020

= User logoff event ID 538 is not logged to the Security event log =

Article ID: 828020

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
If you configure an audit policy to audit successful logon and logoff events, the user logoff audit event ID 538 may not be logged to the security event log after you log off or shut down your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer. However, the user logon audit event ID 528 is logged to the security event log every time that you log on.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  03-Oct-2003  23:02  5.0.2195.6824      42,256  Basesrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:45  5.0.2195.6824     236,304  Cmd.exe 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6824     222,992  Gdi32.dll 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6824     711,440  Kernel32.dll 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6860     334,096  Msgina.dll 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6824      90,232  Rdpwd.sys 30-Sep-2003 20:56  5.0.2195.6826   5,298,176  Sp3res.dll 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6824     380,176  User32.dll 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6825     389,392  Userenv.dll 03-Oct-2003 21:55  5.0.2195.6862   1,628,784  Win32k.sys 21-Sep-2003 00:44  5.0.2195.6824     182,032  Winlogon.exe 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6826     243,984  Winsrv.dll 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6824     711,440  Kernel32.dll 03-Oct-2003 21:55  5.0.2195.6862   1,628,784  Win32k.sys 03-Oct-2003 23:02  5.0.2195.6826     243,984  Winsrv.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: Win2k Win2000 login logout

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB828020

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