> All - I have an app that has a simple datagrid being filled with an
> EventLog.Entries. When the MachineName is local ("." or the machine's
> name) all works fine. When the application tries to access another
> EventLog on a remote server, there appears to be a security issue or
> networking issue. The EventLog is a custom log used for logging
> information about a Windows Service running on the server. I have
> looked at the EventLogPermission, but I am not quite making the
> connection between the security context for the user running the
> application and the user needed to access the event log on the remote
> server. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
>

"Ranjan Sakalley" wrote:

> Hello Al,
>
> The best way might be to use a web-service/ remoting server running on the
> server and doing the fetching job for you. Just an idea.
>
> HTH,
> r.
>
>
> > All - I have an app that has a simple datagrid being filled with an
> > EventLog.Entries. When the MachineName is local ("." or the machine's
> > name) all works fine. When the application tries to access another
> > EventLog on a remote server, there appears to be a security issue or
> > networking issue. The EventLog is a custom log used for logging
> > information about a Windows Service running on the server. I have
> > looked at the EventLogPermission, but I am not quite making the
> > connection between the security context for the user running the
> > application and the user needed to access the event log on the remote
> > server. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
> >
>
>