MOM Rules

This page details problems and issues relating to MOM Rules.

Auditing Active Directory Objects just Shows GUIDs [28/3/03]
Can I change the Default Email Template for Alert Rules? [3/4/03]
Can I Give Alert Resolvers Read-Only Access to Rules? [10/3/03]
Does MOM Report Errors in asp.net Web Applications? [23/5/03]
Event Not Generating An Alert When Criteria for Event Processing Rule for a Log File is Met [2/9/03]
Lots of Alerts from one Rule [9/5/03]
Problems with the "Print Queue Oldest Job Age Exceeds Threshold (4 hours)." Rule [09/08/04]
"Send a notification to a notification group" Option Not Available [17/7/03]
Syntax to Use when Creating an EventLog Matching Rule [21/3/03]
Why Can't I Monitor Free Disk Space on NT 4.0 Servers using MOM? [23/08/04]

Auditing Active Directory Objects Just Shows GUIDs

Contributed By: Dean Sheets
If you're using an Event Processing Rule to audit Active Directory Events but wondering why MOM only shows the GUIDs and not the friendly names the answer is quite simple… [Go to article]

Can I change the Default Email Template for Alert Rules?

From the microsoft.public.mom newsgroup
If you want to change the default Email template the answer is you can’t globally… [Go to article]

Can I Give Alert Resolvers Read-Only Access to Rules?

Contributed By: Nissim Ben-Maor [MVP MOM]
If you're wondering whether you can give people that can resolve alerts read-only access to Rules then read on... [Go to article]

Does MOM Report Errors in asp.net Web Applications?

Contributed By: Mike Betts [MVP MOM]
Does MOM Report Errors in asp.net Web Applications? Well the answer in a nutshell is not yet but it might do in the future as explained in this article… [Go to article]

Event Not Generating An Alert When Criteria for Event Processing Rule for a Log File is Met

Contributed By: Matt Kirkevold
If you’re trying to setup an Event Processing Rule to monitor a log file but an alert isn’t generated when the criteria is met it could be down to the value of the parameter… [Go to article]

Lots of Alerts from one Rule

From the microsoft.public.mom newsgroup
If you’re wondering why you’re getting a lot of Alerts from a single Rule until MOM decides to disable it then read on… [Go to article]

Problems with the "Print Queue Oldest Job Age Exceeds Threshold (4 hours)." Rule

Contributed By: Glen Houghton (MSFT)
If you’re having problems with this Rule sending out notifications even though there aren’t any notification groups defined then read on... [Go to article]

"Send a notification to a notification group" Option Not Available

Contributed By: Mike Betts [MVP MOM]
So you want to add a notification in response to an Event Processing Rule, but the "Send a notification to a notification group" option isn’t available… [Go to article]

Syntax to Use when Creating an EventLog Matching Rule

Contributed By: Mike Betts [MVP MOM]
Do you need to use quotes in the syntax for a “contains substring” match? Find out… [Go to article]

Why Can't I Monitor Free Disk Space on NT 4.0 Servers using MOM?

Contributed By: Chris Guntharp [MS]
This article should help clarify the position on this… [Go to article]