How do I maintain Windows 2000 Event Log ACLs?

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  • Millardb
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    • Apr 2010
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    How do I maintain Windows 2000 Event Log ACLs?

    I used the Configuration and Analysis Tool to configure my Windows 2000 File system. Specifically I set the ACLs for the AppEvent.evt, SecEvent.evt, and SysEvent.evt in c:\winnt\config to:
    Administrators - Read & Execute
    Aduitors - Full control
    System - Full Control

    The security gets configured but if you use the Event Viewer to clear any of these logs their ACLs get set to:
    Administrators - Full Control
    System - Full Control

    The only way to change it back is to do it manually or by running the Configuration and Analysis Tool again. I tried using a CustomSD registry key for each Event Log but I don't think Windows 2000 supports this key.

    How can I prevent this change from taking place when the logs are cleared? In the setup for the ACL I checked the box to defined the setting in the database and also the box to stop file permission inheritance from the parent directory i.e. the config directory.

    Millard
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