Issued revoke user-defined server role permissions with cascade command how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

I remember stumbling on this event log thing in Windows Server. It pops up as event ID 24297. Picture this: someone just yanked away custom server role permissions from a user. They used a revoke command with cascade. That means it ripples out, revoking stuff tied to those permissions too. Action ID is RWC. Class type is SG. It's like the system noting a big cleanup in user access. Why does it matter? You might catch unauthorized changes or admin slip-ups. It logs in the Event Viewer under security or application channels. I check mine weekly. You should too. Keeps your server from surprises.

Now, monitoring this with an email alert? Easy peasy through Event Viewer itself. Fire up Event Viewer on your server. Hunt for that event ID 24297 in the logs. Right-click the event. Pick "Attach Task To This Event." Name your task something snappy. Set it to trigger when this event fires. For the action, choose "Send an e-mail." Plug in your SMTP server details. Add the recipient email. Toss in a message like "Hey, permissions got revoked-check it out." Test it once. Boom, you'll get pinged next time it happens. I set one up last month. Saved me from a late-night headache.

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At the end here is the automatic email solution.

Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.