Error writing to the Applicaton Log on a Windows 2003 server

[Paul P]

I am having a problem writing errors to the application log on a Windows 2003 server running IIS 6
The error message is "InvalidOperationException: Cannot open log for source {0}."

I have created a Key called "TEST" under the Application in the Registry based on the
microsoft article 329291 and using Solution 1 in that article

In the code I basically do the following

Dim MyLog as new EventLog(
MyLog.Source = "TEST

Then when an error occurs I do thi

MyLog.WriteEntry(MyLog.Source, "ErrorMessage", EventLogEntryType.Error

But I still get the error "InvalidOperationException: Cannot open log for source {0}.
Before I added the Key to the Registry I was getting Registry Access Denied error

Any suggestions????

[Klaus H. Probst]

2003 is pretty much locked down by default. This is possibly being caused by
the security policy settings. Can you do the same thing on a W2K server?
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"Paul P" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I am having a problem writing errors to the application log on a Windows 2003 server running IIS 6. The error message is "InvalidOperationException: Cannot open log for source {0}."
I have created a Key called "TEST" under the Application in the Registry based on the microsoft article 329291 and using Solution 1 in that article.

In the code I basically do the following:

Dim MyLog as new EventLog()
MyLog.Source = "TEST"

Then when an error occurs I do this

MyLog.WriteEntry(MyLog.Source, "ErrorMessage", EventLogEntryType.Error)

But I still get the error "InvalidOperationException: Cannot open log for source {0}." Before I added the Key to the Registry I was getting Registry Access Denied error.
Any suggestions?????

[Klaus H. Probst]

So it's probably security. You'll need to relax the server's policy to let
you do that.

You'll get a more specific response if you post to one of the Windows
security or admin groups.
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"Paul P" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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No on Win2K which is running IIS 5 it works just fine. No problems writing to the log.
----- Klaus H. Probst wrote: -----

2003 is pretty much locked down by default. This is possibly being caused by the security policy settings. Can you do the same thing on a W2K server?

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"Paul P" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am having a problem writing errors to the application log on a Windows

2003 server running IIS 6.

> The error message is "InvalidOperationException: Cannot open log

for source {0}." >> I have created a Key called "TEST" under the Application in the Registry

based on the

> microsoft article 329291 and using Solution 1 in that article.

>> In the code I basically do the following:
>> Dim MyLog as new EventLog() > MyLog.Source = "TEST"

>> Then when an error occurs I do this
>> MyLog.WriteEntry(MyLog.Source, "ErrorMessage",

EventLogEntryType.Error) >> But I still get the error "InvalidOperationException: Cannot open

log for source {0}."

> Before I added the Key to the Registry I was getting Registry

Access Denied error. >> Any suggestions?????

>