Re: W2K3 Bug? - EventLog Size using policy?

From: Juan (Juan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 00:19:01 -0800

Hi Glenn L,

thanks for your confirm. I can't open a call for such "unimportant" things.
I've to safe the money for bigger problems. ;-/

Is here perhaps anyone else confirming this bug?

Thanks

Juan

"Glenn L" wrote:

> I am seeing this behavior too (on W2K3). I agree, this is likely a code
> defect.
> If you set a policy to increase the size of the event log, it will work.
> But a policy will not decrease it.
> You always get a warning when you decrease the size manually indicating the
> setting will not take effect until the log is cleared. Even if you clear
> all the events before and after, the policy still will not decrease the log
> size.
> I turned up winlogon debug logging, and it indicates it is applying the
> policy the same whether increasing it or decreasing it.
> But the maxsize registry value does not change when the policy attempts to
> decrease it.
>
> This one will require a case with MS to resolve.
>
> --
> Glenn L
> CCNA, MCSE 2000/2003 + Security
>
> "Juan" <Juan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A0D68C60-33E2-4DC4-A3E2-1040D8390986@microsoft.com...
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've created a GPO for all our DCs which specifies the event log size to
> > 16
> > MB. I linked the GPO and specified the order so that it should work.
> > When I ran Group Policy Results (part of gpmc.msc) it shows me that
> > everything should work properly and that the winning gpo ist the one in
> > which
> > the settings are specified.
> >
> > But it doesn't work! Some DCs have log files over 50 MB. And if I check
> > the
> > settings in the Event Logs I see that the size is specified to 130 MB or
> > other values I never specified.
> >
> > I don't have use the default domain controllers gpo because I want to let
> > the default policies as they are.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advanced
> >
> >
> > Juan
>
>
>

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