Security problem with Exception Management Block

[Donald Hurley]

When running my application on accounts that don't have admin privileges, I
recieve the following error (I am trying to write to the Application event
log):

System.Security .SecurityExcept ion: The event source
ExceptionManage rInternalExcept ion does not exist and cannot be created with
the current permissions. ---> System.Security .SecurityExcept ion: Requested
registry access is not allowed.
at Microsoft.Win32 .RegistryKey.Op enSubKey(String name, Boolean writable)
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.Cr eateEventSource (String source, String
logName, String machineName, Boolean useMutex)
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.Cr eateEventSource (String source, String
logName, String machineName)
at System.Diagnost ics.EventLog.Cr eateEventSource (String source, String
logName)
at
Microsoft.Appli cationBlocks.Ex ceptionManageme nt.DefaultPubli sher.VerifyVali dSource()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at
Microsoft.Appli cationBlocks.Ex ceptionManageme nt.DefaultPubli sher.VerifyVali dSource()
at
Microsoft.Appli cationBlocks.Ex ceptionManageme nt.DefaultPubli sher.Publish(Ex ception
exception, NameValueCollec tion additionalInfo, NameValueCollec tion
configSettings)
at
Microsoft.Appli cationBlocks.Ex ceptionManageme nt.ExceptionMan ager.PublishInt ernalException( Exception exception, NameValueCollec tion additionalInfo)
at
Microsoft.Appli cationBlocks.Ex ceptionManageme nt.ExceptionMan ager.Publish(Ex ception exception, NameValueCollec tion additionalInfo)
at
Microsoft.Appli cationBlocks.Ex ceptionManageme nt.ExceptionMan ager.Publish(Ex ception exception)
at FERC.DAMS.Commo n.ExceptionHand ler.Publish(Exc eption ex)
at FERC.DAMS.UI.Wi ndows.Controls. Screen.DamScree nCtl.Finish()
at FERC.DAMS.UI.Wi ndows.Form.Form 1.mnuFinish_Cli ck(Object sender,
EventArgs e)
at System.Windows. Forms.MenuItem. OnClick(EventAr gs e)
at System.Windows. Forms.MenuItemD ata.Execute()
at System.Windows. Forms.Command.I nvoke()
at System.Windows. Forms.Control.W mCommand(Messag e& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.Control.W ndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.Scrollabl eControl.WndPro c(Message& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.Container Control.WndProc (Message& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.Form.WndP roc(Message& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.ControlNa tiveWindow.OnMe ssage(Message& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.ControlNa tiveWindow.WndP roc(Message& m)
at System.Windows. Forms.NativeWin dow.Callback(In tPtr hWnd, Int32 msg,
IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

What permissions do I need to give these accounts to make them work correctly?

Thanks,
Don Hurley

[Kevin Yu [MSFT]]

Hi Don,

First of all, I would like to confirm my understanding of your issue. From
your description, I understand that when you're trying to run an
application without administrator's privileges, you got an exception when
writing to event log. If there is any misunderstandin g, please feel free to
let me know.

This exception is thrown because you don't have permission to write to or
create the certain registry keys. So please do the following for workaround.

To workaround this problem, you can grant permission to the user account
for full access to the following registry key.

HKLM\SYSTEM\Cur rentControlSet\ Services\Eventl og\<LogType>\<S ource>.

HTH.

Kevin Yu
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