JSI Tip 2266. Windows NT 4.0 SCE issues 'Unable to save permission changes on C:'?

If you have SCE installed, and use its' ACL editor to set permissions on a partition that contains the system files, you may receive:

        Unable to save permission changes on C:        Not enough storage is available to process this command.

                 OR

        Unable to save permission changes on C:         The parameter is incorrect.

The error is caused because a record can not be added to the Application event log.

The file permissions are properly updated.

If the event log was able to be written, a typical entry might look like:

   Event Type:     Information   Event Source:   AclPropagation   Event ID:       4096   Description:   ACL Propagation encountered errors on the following file system directories:   C:WINNT.4system32CertSrvCertControl         The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32CertSrvCertControlalpha   The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32CertSrvCertControlx86     The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32CertSrvCertEnroll          The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32config                      The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32dhcp                        The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32drivers                     The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32driversetc                 The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32LLS                         The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32viewers                     The DACL was protected.   C:WINNT.4system32wins                        The DACL was protected.

The SCE causes the event log record to exceed the maximum allowable value of 32 KB, which is why it could not be added.