DOCUMENT:Q129126  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :New Access Privileges for Event Log, Audit Log and Registry
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.51
OPER/SYS:
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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In Windows NT version 3.51, new access privileges have been added to the
system event log, audit log and the registry in order to prevent users
without administrative privileges from viewing them. The following now have
access privileges:

   Account               Access Privilege
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   Local System          full access
   Administrators        read/clear
   Backup Operators      backup only


Additional query words: prodnt access denied

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Version           : 3.51

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