HOW TO: Restrict Remote Access to Event Viewer on Windows NT Server 4.0 (245128)

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To restrict remote access to Event Viewer to only the Administrators group:

1. At the computer on which you want to restrict remote access to Event Viewer, use Registry Editor (Regedt32) to locate the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers\Winreg\AllowedPaths

2. Double-click the Machine value in the right pane. Delete the following string:

   System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog

   NOTE: Be careful to leave the remaining strings in place.
3. Quit Registry Editor.
4. Restart the computer.

To permit users other than members of the Administrators group to have remote access to Event Viewer:

1. Create a global group in the domain, and then add the appropriate user accounts to this group.
2. Use Registry Editor to locate the Winreg registry key.
3. Click the Winreg key, and then click Permissions on the Security menu.
4. In the Registry Key Permissions dialog box, click Add.
5. In the Add Users And Groups dialog box, click the name of the global group, and then click Add.
6. In the Type Of Access box, click the appropriate type, and then click OK.
7. To close the Registry Key Permissions dialog box, click OK.
8. Quit Registry Editor.
9. Restart the computer.