Windows Security Log Event ID 577

577: Privileged Service Called

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Event 577 indicates that the specified user exercised the user right specified in the Privileges field. To understand Primary and User fields see event 560.

Some user rights are logged by this event - others by 578. Still other, ""high-volume"" rights are not logged when they are exercised but simply noted as being held by a user at the time th user logs by event 576.

Click here for a cross reference of Se[privilege names] translated to user right names:

Note: 576, 577 and 578 do not log any activity associated with Logon Rights such as the SeNetworkLogonRight.

Do not confuse events 576, 577 or 578 with events 608, 609, 620,or 621which document rights assignment changes as opposed to the exercise of rights which is the purpose of events 576, 577 or 578.

Microsoft's Comments:

These are high volume events, which typically do not contain sufficient information to act upon since they do not describe what operation occurred.  

 User Rights

User Right	Description
SeTcbPrivilege	Act as part of the operating system
SeMachineAccountPrivilege	Add workstations to domain
SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	Adjust memory quotas for a process
SeBackupPrivilege	Back up files and directories
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	Bypass traverse checking
SeSystemtimePrivilege	Change the system time
SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	Create a pagefile
SeCreateTokenPrivilege	Create a token object
SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	Create permanent shared objects
SeDebugPrivilege	Debug programs
SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation
SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	Force shutdown from a remote system
SeAuditPrivilege	Generate security audits
SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege	Increase scheduling priority
SeLoadDriverPrivilege	Load and unload device drivers
SeLockMemoryPrivilege	Lock pages in memory
SeSecurityPrivilege	Manage auditing and security log
SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	Modify firmware environment values
SeManageVolumePrivilege	Perform volume maintenance tasks
SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege	Profile single process
SeSystemProfilePrivilege	Profile system performance
SeUndockPrivilege	Remove computer from docking station
SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	Replace a process level token
SeRestorePrivilege	Restore files and directories
SeShutdownPrivilege	Shut down the system
SeSyncAgentPrivilege	Synchronize directory service data
SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	Take ownership of files or other objects

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Description Fields in 577

• Server:
• Service:
• Primary User Name:
• Primary Domain:
• Primary Logon ID:
• Client User Name:
• Client Domain:
• Client Logon ID:
• Privileges:

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