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DHCP Server Event Log - Does not detect scope option deletion

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Monday, June 13, 2011 10:41 AM

Event ID 76 shows additions to a DHCP scope but i need to track deletions. Why is there no event for deletions? or is there?

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 3:41 AM

Hi Smudgerz,

 

Thanks for posing here.

 

It will help you to trace the information of deleted and expired lease by checking the event ID 16 or 17 entry in DHCP log file:

 

How to Monitor the DHCP Log File

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298367

 

DHCP Server Events Tool is also a good utility you may try:

 

http://blogs.technet.com/b/teamdhcp/archive/2009/03/20/tool-to-read-dhcp-server-events-for-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx

 

Thanks.

 

Tiger Li

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 7:21 AM

Thanks for the tip Tiger Li, I like the MMC snapin!

....but still i don't see my scope option deletion in either log environment. See below for example. Here i have added scope option 3 @ 07:58, deleted it @ 08:05 and added it again @ 08:15. I'm missing the deletion event.

CORP\s-smithn [[10.64.72.0]DHCP TEST VLAN] Scope: [[10.64.72.0]DHCP TEST VLAN] for IPv4 is Updated with Option Settings: [3 - Router] by CORP\s-smithn 14/06/2011 08:15:06 
CORP\s-smithn [[10.64.72.0]DHCP TEST VLAN] Scope: [[10.64.72.0]DHCP TEST VLAN] for IPv4 is Updated with Option Settings: [3 - Router] by CORP\s-smithn 14/06/2011 07:58:46 


Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:41 AM

Hi Smudgerz,

 

Thanks for update.

 

Base on my test, the deletion event should be record as expected , please confirm that you are referring the correct DHCP log :

 

More About DHCP Audit and Event Logging

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759178.aspx

 

Thanks.

 

Tiger Li

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:19 AM

I'm using the following event log to track any scope option changes

        Microsoft-Windows-DHCP Server Events/Operational

last two entries from today, i deleted the option setting @ 11:03:00 and added it back straight after.

CORP\s-smithn [[10.64.72.0]DHCP TEST VLAN] Scope: [[10.64.72.0]DHCP TEST VLAN] for IPv4 is Updated with Option Settings: [3 - Router] by CORP\s-smithn 21/06/2011 11:03:32 
CORP\s-sahus [[10.50.42.0]User 14] Reservation: [[10.50.42.185]] for IPv4 is Configured under Scope [[10.50.42.0]User 14] by CORP\s-sahus. 21/06/2011 10:05:23 

And have also been checking the relevant log file for the current day from C:\WINDOWS\System32\dhcp\DhcpSrvLog-Tue

This is todays log for the period above when i deleted the scope setting

11,06/21/11,11:01:52,Renew,10.50.42.35,HEN301IT217W2.corp.xxx.net,00163575DC5D,,3881654418,0,,,
11,06/21/11,11:02:17,Renew,10.64.169.58,LON101IT147W1.corp.xxx.net,00215A2CF936,,2807739272,0,,,
12,06/21/11,11:02:53,Release,10.32.64.26,T001365FFD531.corp.xxx.net,001365FFD531,,2012003268,0,,,
10,06/21/11,11:02:54,Assign,10.32.0.116,T001365FFD531.corp.xxx.net,001365FFD531,,3085155268,0,,,
11,06/21/11,11:02:54,Renew,10.32.0.116,T001365FFD531.corp.xxx.net,001365FFD531,,3085155268,0,,,
12,06/21/11,11:02:54,Release,10.32.0.116,T001365FFD531.corp.xxx.net,001365FFD531,,3051600836,0,,,
10,06/21/11,11:02:55,Assign,10.32.64.26,T001365FFD531.corp.xxx.net,001365FFD531,,3588733892,0,,,
11,06/21/11,11:02:55,Renew,10.32.64.26,T001365FFD531.corp.xxx.net,001365FFD531,,3588733892,0,,,
15,06/21/11,11:04:07,NACK,10.64.157.85,,5C260A2649B4,,0,6,,,
10,06/21/11,11:04:09,Assign,10.64.169.77,LON002279524.corp.xxx.net,5C260A2649B4,,1619667783,0,,,

DHCP auditing is switched on as detailed in the link the provided.
Can you tell me which log you are seeing your deletion in & what event number it shows? Could you paste the line in here?