Viewing event logs in a remote domain

We currently have a single PC in a workgroup that we use as one of our
administrative workstations where we administrate multiple domains from.

The problem we're having is with Event Viewer within mmc. Ideally we'd
like
to be able to view remote domain server's event logs from this workgroup
station, but whenever we try we get an "Unable to connect to the computer
<servername>" message.

We've also tried creating a custom mmc and using "Run As..." but then we
get
the
message "Logon fialure: unknown user name or bad password." even though
the
credentials are correct.

Is there some way (or somewhere) we can get the remote domain to recognize
the workgroup station as having administrative priviledges over the event
logs without adding the station to the domain?

Are you able to login to the remote domain in question with an account from
that domain, on that workstation?

-ds


"SuperPlay" wrote in message
news:
> We currently have a single PC in a workgroup that we use as one of our
> administrative workstations where we administrate multiple domains from.
>
> The problem we're having is with Event Viewer within mmc. Ideally we'd
> like
> to be able to view remote domain server's event logs from this workgroup
> station, but whenever we try we get an "Unable to connect to the computer
> <servername>" message.
>
> We've also tried creating a custom mmc and using "Run As..." but then we
> get
> the
> message "Logon fialure: unknown user name or bad password." even though
> the
> credentials are correct.
>
> Is there some way (or somewhere) we can get the remote domain to recognize
> the workgroup station as having administrative priviledges over the event
> logs without adding the station to the domain?
>
>

We currently have a single PC in a workgroup that we use as one of our
administrative workstations where we administrate multiple domains from.

The problem we're having is with Event Viewer within mmc. Ideally we'd
like
to be able to view remote domain server's event logs from this workgroup
station, but whenever we try we get an "Unable to connect to the computer
<servername>" message.

We've also tried creating a custom mmc and using "Run As..." but then we
get
the
message "Logon fialure: unknown user name or bad password." even though
the
credentials are correct.

Is there some way (or somewhere) we can get the remote domain to recognize
the workgroup station as having administrative priviledges over the event
logs without adding the station to the domain?

Yes.

If we go "\\servername\share" or "\\servername\c$" (for example) we
can connect to the domain if we provide a valid domain username and
password.



"Dave Shaw [MVP]" wrote:

Are you able to login to the remote domain in question with an
account from that domain, on that workstation?

-ds


"SuperPlay" wrote in message
news:
> We currently have a single PC in a workgroup that we use as one of
> our administrative workstations where we administrate multiple
> domains from.
>
> The problem we're having is with Event Viewer within mmc. Ideally
> we'd like
> to be able to view remote domain server's event logs from this
> workgroup station, but whenever we try we get an "Unable to connect
> to the computer <servername>" message.
>
> We've also tried creating a custom mmc and using "Run As..." but
> then we get
> the
> message "Logon fialure: unknown user name or bad password." even
> though the
> credentials are correct.
>
> Is there some way (or somewhere) we can get the remote domain to
> recognize the workgroup station as having administrative
> priviledges over the event logs without adding the station to the
> domain?
>
>

Try mapping a drive to the remote machine, once mapped try your connection
via mmc. Although ugly, I have gotten this exact scenario to work this way.



Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"SuperPlay" wrote in message
news:
> We currently have a single PC in a workgroup that we use as one of our
> administrative workstations where we administrate multiple domains from.
>
> The problem we're having is with Event Viewer within mmc. Ideally we'd
> like
> to be able to view remote domain server's event logs from this workgroup
> station, but whenever we try we get an "Unable to connect to the computer
> <servername>" message.
>
> We've also tried creating a custom mmc and using "Run As..." but then we
> get
> the
> message "Logon fialure: unknown user name or bad password." even though
> the
> credentials are correct.
>
> Is there some way (or somewhere) we can get the remote domain to recognize
> the workgroup station as having administrative priviledges over the event
> logs without adding the station to the domain?
>
>