What is the Event Viewer, and should I care?

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I often check the event viewer and I get a lot of warnings but I could never find any explanation for them and they just keep on building up....Can I delete them all???

Posted by: Peter E Avon at March 3, 2007 5:57 AM

Hi Leo
Just started working with Server 2003 and found that the Security event log registers Success Audits about Logon/Logoff events on the server , but I know for a fact that these accounts are not being used by anyone (I only set them up recently to test, but have not given them to anyone). Have you come acros this yourself before?
Thank you

Rob

Posted by: Rob at April 19, 2007 8:15 PM

Hi Leo,
I have this error msg, 'Proccess Notification: Failed to send the mail message error code: -49'. May I know what is that means? Thanks.

Posted by: James at April 24, 2007 7:35 PM

Is there a way for me to know which files have been accessed and copied from my pc using the Event Viewer?

Posted by: Kofi Ampaabeng at July 19, 2007 3:21 AM

The event log shows action 6006 (log off?) when I was out. I suspect someone is using my computer while I am at work. Shouldn't there be a corresponding action 6005 (log on?) action? does this mean they have deleted the log on action but forgotten about the 6006? Thanks for your comments...

Posted by: carl at November 23, 2007 10:23 PM

I have an "illegal" entry in the event log and it seems to have rendered it inoperative. I was experimenting with a VB program and in trying to write to the event log, I inadvertently created a new category. The new category is actually something that looks like a global.asa entry: "Data Source=mis-sql;InitialCatlog=TimeEntry...." (more stuff)
I do not know how to remove it.
Even worse, in IIS, my Default Web Site service is stopped and will not start.

Any advice, including reinstall IIS, is appreciated.

Posted by: Henry Veldman at November 28, 2007 7:08 AM

I don't actually see an answer to Leo's question about the anonymous logon. I also have that line item in the audit section of the event viewer. If anyon know where it is coming from or if it is nothing to worry about I would apprciate it if they could send a reply....thanks

Posted by: Debbie Barras at April 23, 2008 7:46 AM

Hi, I have written a windows service with a code for logging any info/errors into the eventlog. The event source is not getting created/displayed. The message that I am getting in the application source is that the event source was created but the node is not displayed in the viewer.
Any advice

Posted by: Aditya at June 10, 2008 4:43 AM

EventViewer
i have system events has more error files.how to trouble shooting this error.
error message:cant register the ip address
can u help me

Posted by: sekar at July 7, 2008 11:54 PM

Can we write the data in to the event viewer in windows operating system..if yes.. How???

Posted by: Rakesh at July 29, 2008 4:23 AM

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