When I remote desktop into one Windows Server 2003 machine, I get a popup message saying "The security log on this system is full." When I open the Event Viewer, the security log size is 512.0 KB, which is the same as the Application and System logs. What is causing that message, and how can I clear the log to avoid it?
Security – Windows Server 2003 – “The security log on this system is full.” message when logging in
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Best Answer
Right-click on the security log and select "clear all events". Optionally, save it off to somewhere else before doing so if you need to keep it.
To prevent it in future, check out either properties for each log (right-click/Properties) or a GPO: clicky. "Overwrite events as needed" was recommended to me by a Microsoft guy years ago.