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Q129549: Cannot View Correct Event Details with Non-Administrative Rights

Article: Q129549
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1,3.11,3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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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 (<xxx>) in Source (Security) could not be
  found. It contains the following insertion string(s): <Strings vary for
  each Event ID number>.

where <xxx> 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
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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

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350search kbAudDeveloper kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : :3.1,3.11,3.5

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