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Chapter 4 NT Event Viewer
Event Viewer - is the tool you can use to monitor events in your system. You can use
Event Viewer to view and manage System, Security, and Application event logs.
Event: In the Windows NT operating system, an event is any significant occurrence
in the system or in an application that requires users to be notified. For critical events
such as a full server or an interrupted power supply, you may see a message on screen.
For many other events that do not require immediate attention, the Windows NT
operating system adds information to an event-log file to provide information without
disturbing your usual work. This event logging service starts automatically each time
you start you computer running Windows NT.
System Log: The System log records events logged by the Windows NT system
components. For example, the failure of a driver or other system component to load
during startup is recorded in the System log.
Security Log: The Security log records security events. This helps track changes to
the security system and identify any possible breaches to security. For example,
attempts to log on the system may be recorded in the Security log, depending on the
Audit settings in User Manager. You can view the Security log only if you are an
Administrator for a
computer.
Application Log: The Application log records events logged by applications. For
example, a database application might record a file error in the Application log.
ASUS ASMA will generate some special events in this log.
ASMA events information in Event Viewer: