Domain Controller Access

Glenn Maxwell 10,781 Reputation points
2021-12-01T02:59:50.813+00:00

Hi All

I am not a domain Admin, I have a terminal server and from the terminal server i want to connect to domain controller to check the services and event viewer logs. without domain admin access is it possible to connect to domain controller. is there any custom access which can fetch this information.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T03:55:06.18+00:00

    The system event log should tell you if some service has failed but you could also try via PowerShell.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-service?view=powershell-7.2

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T03:15:39.567+00:00

    You could add the user to the Event Log Readers group.

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  2. Glenn Maxwell 10,781 Reputation points
    2021-12-01T03:43:45.913+00:00

    Is it possible to check the services remotely without domain admin rights.

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