Defined Actions for Administrative Alerts Do Not Occur When the Security Log Is Full (329350)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

This article was previously published under Q329350

SYMPTOMS

Defined actions for a configured administrative alert do not occur when counter data triggers an alert because of a full security log.

For example, when you select the Do not overwrite events (clear log manually) setting for your security event log, and then you configure an administrative alert for computer_name\Objects\Events, the defined actions for the administrative alert are not carried out when the maximum log size is reached for your security log.

RESOLUTION

Windows 2000

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Windows XP

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Acknowledgment: Eitan Caspi contributed to this Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to set up administrative alerts in Windows XP and Windows 2000, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

310490 HOW TO: Set Up Administrative Alerts in Windows XP

243625 How to Configure Administrative Alerts in Windows 2000


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/6/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbSecurity kbWin2000sp3fix kbWinXPsp1fix KB329350