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Operating System->Microsoft Windows->Built-in logs->Windows 2000-2003->Security Log->Object Access
Object Access
Events from this category reflect successful and failed attempts to access all objects outside Active Directory.
This includes reading, changing, deleting the following types of objects:
  • folders and files,
  • registry keys,
  • printers, services, etc.

For tracking access to Active Directory objects use the event categroy Directory Service Access.
Log Type: Windows Event Log
 Uniquely Identified By:
Log Name: Security
Filtering Field Equals to Value
OSVersion Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Category Object Access
Source Security
Field Matching
FieldDescriptionSample Value
DateTime Date/Time of event origination in GMT format. 10.10.2000 19:00:00
Source Name of an Application or System Service originating the event. Security
Type Warning, Information, Error, Success, Failure, etc. Success
User Domain\Account name of user/service/computer initiating event. RESEARCH\Alebovsky
Computer Name of server workstation where event was logged. DC1
EventID Numerical ID of event. Unique within one Event Source. 576
Description The entire unparsed event message. Special privileges assigned to new logon.
Log Name The name of the event log (e.g. Application, Security, System, etc.) Security
Category A name for a subclass of events within the same Event Source. Logon/Logoff
Process ID ID of the process (program) making the access request 380