Vista Build 6000 - eventvwr security - maybe a bug

[Andy W.]

if I connect to a windows xp from eventvwr (connect to another computer)
there is a warning "access denied", but I am a adminstrator from the remote
xp machine, and I can access there groups und users?

Is this a bug?

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Andy W. wrote:
> if I connect to a windows xp from eventvwr (connect to another computer)
> there is a warning "access denied", but I am a adminstrator from the
> remote xp machine, and I can access there groups und users?
>
> Is this a bug?
>
>

Hello,

You should be able to access the event log on your Windows XP computer
from your Windows Vista computer if you have authenticated with the
Windows XP computer as an administrator on that machine.

If you have UAC enabled and you are using an administrator account, you
will need to have authenticated to the Windows XP computer from an
elevated program (one that prompts "Windows needs your permission to
continue").

- JB

 

[Andy W.]

>
> You should be able to access the event log on your Windows XP computer
> from your Windows Vista computer if you have authenticated with the
> Windows XP computer as an administrator on that machine.

hello jimmy, thanks for you response

me user is in the local administrator group on the xp machine


> If you have UAC enabled and you are using an administrator account, you
> will need to have authenticated to the Windows XP computer from an
> elevated program (one that prompts "Windows needs your permission to
> continue").
>
> - JB

UAC in enabled but there is no authentication dialog - only a error "access
denied". After i can click the tree and access to the user, groups etc. (all
other) but not to the eventlog

can you manage a windows xp machine from vista? right click computer -
manage

Andy

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Andy W. wrote:
>
>>
>> You should be able to access the event log on your Windows XP computer
>> from your Windows Vista computer if you have authenticated with the
>> Windows XP computer as an administrator on that machine.
>
> hello jimmy, thanks for you response
>
> me user is in the local administrator group on the xp machine
>
>
>> If you have UAC enabled and you are using an administrator account,
>> you will need to have authenticated to the Windows XP computer from an
>> elevated program (one that prompts "Windows needs your permission to
>> continue").
>>
>> - JB
>
> UAC in enabled but there is no authentication dialog - only a error
> "access denied". After i can click the tree and access to the user,
> groups etc. (all other) but not to the eventlog
>
> can you manage a windows xp machine from vista? right click computer -
> manage
>
> Andy
>

Yeah, using "manage another computer" won't ask you for credentials
automatically, for whatever reason.

I can manage my XP computers from my Vista machine just fine, including
the event logs, but I have to authenticate with the XP computer before hand.

Here's what I do:

- Click start
- Type: cmd
- When cmd appears under programs, right-click, click run as administrator
- Type:

net use \\XPCOMPUTER\ipc$ /user:USERNAME

Where XPCOMPUTER is the computer name of the XP computer, and USERNAME
is the name of my admin account on the XP computer.

It then asks me for my password, and I type it in.

Then, I can go to computer manager, open up that XP computer, and manage it.

- JB