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Only Administrators Can View or Clear Security Logs

PSS ID Number: 101788

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2003


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SUMMARY

If you have Manage Auditing and Security Log privileges, you cannot view or clear security logs. Only user accounts with administrative privileges can do this.

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Microsoft has changed this functionality in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. You can now clear security logs with Manage Auditing and Security Log privileges.

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