A network share object was checked to see ...(5145) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You ever notice how Windows Server keeps a log of folks trying to peek into your shared folders? That event 5145 pops up whenever a network share gets quizzed on whether some client machine can snag the access it wants. I mean, it's like the server saying, hey, this guy's knocking on the door to my file stash, should I let him in or nah? It records stuff like who's asking, from what IP, what kind of access they're after, like read or write, and even the share's full path. But it doesn't just stop there; it notes the security ID of the user, the process ID involved, and if the check passes or flops. Hmmm, sometimes it ties into auditing policies you set up, catching those sneaky access attempts before they turn into real trouble. Or, you know, it helps spot patterns if someone's probing your shares too much.

I figure you want to keep an eye on these without staring at logs all day. Fire up Event Viewer on your server, yeah? Head to the Security log where these 5145s hide out. Right-click it, pick Filter Current Log, and punch in 5145 as the event ID. That narrows it down quick. Now, to get alerts zipping to your email, we gotta rig a scheduled task. In Event Viewer, attach a task to that event. Click Action, then Create Task. Name it something like ShareAccessWatch. Under Triggers, link it to the 5145 event in Security. For the action, tell it to start a program that shoots an email-maybe use the built-in mailto or a simple batch to notify you. Set it to run only when the event fires, and boom, you're monitoring without the hassle. And if it triggers too often, tweak the filter to ignore noise.

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At the end of my answer is the automatic email solution.

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