Access Denied on System & App event logs
We have a Win2K server(SP2)which is in a workgroup. There is a special application running on this box, and developers (in another location) gave us a patch to apply. This was done last week. We suspect that this patch has changed something, but we do not know for certain. Now, we are not able to access the System log and application log in the event viewer. The local administrator does not have the permissions to open the file. The error is: ‘access denied’.
1. SP2 has been applied and re-applied
2. We have checked the log locations administrators group permissions are applied to all files.
3. We have checked the Group policy and are not able to find any thing which has been changed.
4. The developers do not have any idea what may have caused this.
5, The Security log, can be viewed with no problem.
6. Local Security Policy is set for the administrators group to be able to manage auditing and security logs
7. We checked Technetand only KB article that seems to apply is Q245128. This has been done, but did not work.
Other.. a) Reload of OS is not an option. b) any reboots must be coordinated. c)AD is not an option. d) for a short time, the application log was veiwable,but in no longer available.
I am asking for ANY ideas which will help. Points will be awarded for any idea(s) which help solve this problem