Solved Permission denied when trying to open logs from Firewall

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• May 26, 2022

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I have a permission denied when trying to read Win Firewall logs. I am Admin and have full access..There is no encryption on the file..

Any help is much appreciated

 

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• May 26, 2022

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Did you launch the Notepad as a administrator?

 

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I am on an admin account with full rights. Should I still be launching Notepad as an admin ?

 

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I am on an admin account with full rights. Should I still be launching Notepad as an admin ?

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Yes, launch the notepad as admin.

 

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• May 26, 2022

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Did launch notepad as admin but could not view win firewall log files
Did copy and paste on the desktop (log files). From notepad (as admin), open the log files. I can now view the logs.
Very cumbersome. Is it normal behavior ?

 

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• May 26, 2022

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You can use the attached batch script to add a context menu option to take ownership of the log file.

 

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thank you for your help

 

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You are very welcome!

 

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