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diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index 32c04202c5..f0fdedae5e 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -1098,7 +1098,16 @@ class NTEventLogHandler(logging.Handler):
dllname = os.path.join(dllname[0], r'win32service.pyd')
self.dllname = dllname
self.logtype = logtype
- self._welu.AddSourceToRegistry(appname, dllname, logtype)
+ # Administrative privileges are required to add a source to the registry.
+ # This may not be available for a user that just wants to add to an
+ # existing source - handle this specific case.
+ try:
+ self._welu.AddSourceToRegistry(appname, dllname, logtype)
+ except Exception as e:
+ # This will probably be a pywintypes.error. Only raise if it's not
+ # an "access denied" error, else let it pass
+ if getattr(e, 'winerror', None) != 5: # not access denied
+ raise
self.deftype = win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE
self.typemap = {
logging.DEBUG : win32evtlog.EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE,