Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

Security Configuration and Analysis — PP

Synopsis

Analyzes and configures security on the local computer.

Description

Using this tool to analyze and configure security settings on the local computer, you can:

• Import security templates created using the Security Templates snap-in into a computer-specific data store (database), merging or overwriting successive templates to create a composite template that you can save or export.

• Compare the current (effective) security settings on the local computer with settings stored in the database, displaying the differences for easy recognition. (A green check mark next to a setting means the current setting and the template setting agree; a red X means there is a difference; no mark means both the current setting and template setting are Not Defined.)

• Apply a security template to the Local Security Policy on the computer so that it takes effect immediately. If after performing analysis you choose to accept the current settings, the corresponding value in the database is modified to match.

There is no Windows NT 4.0 administrative tool corresponding to Security Configuration and Analysis.

Using Security Configuration and Analysis

You access Security Configuration and Analysis by installing the snap-in in a new or existing MMC console. The first time you use this tool, the console tree has only the Security Configuration and Analysis root node. When you select this node, instructions for using the tool are displayed in the Details Pane.

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