This exercise walks you through the process of viewing Active Directory-related events in the Event Viewer. Entries seen with the Event Viewer include errors, warnings, and informational messages.
- Open the Event Viewer snap-in from the Administrative Tools program group.
- In the left pane, select Directory Service.
- Double-click an event in the list to see the details for that item. Click OK when you are done viewing an event.
- Filter an event list by right-clicking the Directory Service item in the left pane, selecting Properties, and then selecting the Filter tab. Deselect the Warning checkbox and click OK. Notice how any warnings in the display are no longer visible. Note that filtering does not remove entries from the event logs—it only restricts their display.
- To verify the 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.
