Policy

Configure log access (legacy)

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Event Log Service > System
Supported onAt least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This policy setting specifies the security descriptor to use for the log using the Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) string. If you enable this policy setting, only users whose security descriptor matches the configured value can access the log. If you disable this policy setting, only system software and administrators can write or clear this log, and any authenticated user can read events from it. If you do not configure this policy setting, the previous policy setting configuration remains in effect.

Internal name
Channel_Log_FileLogAccess_8
Policy ID
e0fc375878d0
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Log Access
ID Channel_Log_FileLogAccess
text
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\System\CustomSD
Type REG_SZ
None

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