Issued a create external data source command how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

Man, that event ID 24328 pops up when someone issues a create external data source command in your Windows Server setup. It's basically logging an action where action_id CR means creation, and class_type ED points to external data source. You see this in the Event Viewer under security or application logs, tied to auditing in SQL Server stuff. It captures who did it, from which machine, and at what timestamp. I always check the details pane for the full story, like the user account involved or the exact command syntax. If it's unexpected, it might flag someone trying to link outside databases without permission. You can filter the logs by this ID to spot patterns over time.

Now, to monitor this with an email alert, fire up Event Viewer on your server. Right-click the log where it shows, like Applications and Services Logs. Pick Attach Task To This Event. You build a scheduled task that triggers on event ID 24328. Set it to run a program that sends the email, maybe using some built-in mailer. I tweak the triggers to watch for keywords in the description too. Test it by forcing a similar event if you can. That way, you get pinged right away without staring at screens all day.

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