BUG: OutputDebugString Output Fails to Appear on Windows 2000 (274559)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q274559

SYMPTOMS

If a process calls the OutputDebugString() API under the context of a user account who is not a member of the Administrators group and the process is not being debugged, the output will not be shown by Dbmon or similar debug output monitor tools.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Calling the OutputDebugString() API works correctly if the caller is either LocalSystem or a member of the local Administrators group.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/3/2003
Keywords:kbAPI kbBug kbDebug kbKernBase kbSecurity KB274559
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