Windows Security Log Event ID 608

608: User Right Assigned

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This event documents a change to user right assignments on this computer. Rights, like most other security settings, are defined in group policy objects and applied by the computer. Therefore this event will normally show the Assigned By user as the system itself. To determine who actually made the rights assignment change you must search the domain controllers' security logs for changes to gpContainer objects (logged by Directory Service auditing). Logon ID allows you to link this event to the prior event 528 or 540 logon event of the user who performed this action.

Assigned To identifies the user or group who was assigned the right. Prefixed by domain name.

This event documents the system name for each user right as opposed to the more familiar description. Click here for a cross reference.

Note: This event and 609 do not log changes to logon rights such as "Access this computer from the network" or "Logon as a service". See events 621 and 622. 

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 608

• User Right: (system name of privilege)
• Assigned To:
• Assigned By 
• User Name:
• Domain:
• Logon ID:

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