Viewing the Event Information
The event log for each operating system contains some or all of the following information:
- Date — The date the event occurred.
- Time — The local time the event occurred.
- Type — A classification of the event severity: Information, Warning, or Error.
- User — The name of the user on whose behalf the event occurred.
- Computer — The name of the system where the event occurred.
- Source — The software that logged the event.
- Category — The classification of the event by the event source.
- Event ID — The number identifying the particular event type.
- Description — A description of the event. The format and contents of the event description vary, depending on the event type.