Double-click an event in the list to see the details for that item. Note that you can click the Copy button to copy the event information to the Clipboard. You can then paste the data into a document for later reference. Also, you can move between items using the up and down arrows. Click OK when you are done viewing an event.
Filter an event list by right-clicking the Directory Service item in the left pane, and select- ing the Filter tab. Note that filtering does not remove entries from the event logs??it only restricts their display.To verify Active Directory installation, look for events related to the proper startup of Active Directory, such as Event ID 1000 (Active Directory Startup Complete) and 1394 (Attempts To Update The Active Directory Database Are Succeeding). Also, be sure to examine any Error or Warning messages because these could indicate problems with DNS or other necessary services.When you??re done viewing information in the Event Viewer, close the application.
Despite its simple user interface and somewhat limited GUI functionality, the Event Viewer tool can be your best ally in isolating and troubleshooting problems with Windows Server 2008. The Event Viewer allows you to view information that is stored in various log files that are maintained by the operating system. This list of logs includes the following:Contains security-related information, as defined by your auditing settings. For example, you could see when users have logged onto the system or when particularly sensi- tive files have been accessed.
Contains operating system?Crelated information and messages. Common messages might include a service startup failure or information about when the operating system was last rebooted.Stores messages and events related to how Active Directory functions.For example, details related to replication might be found here.Contains details about the operations of the DNS service. This log is useful for troubleshooting replication or name resolution problems.
Contain various features of Windows Server 2008 and the applications that may run on this operating system that can create additional types of logs. These files allow you to view more information about other applications or services through the familiar Event Viewer tool.Additionally, developers can easily send custom information from their programs to the Application log. Having all of this information in one place really makes it easy to analyze operating system and application messages. Also, many third-party tools and utilities are available for analyzing log files.