Re: Local Security Policy problem - Need Help

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 01/31/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 21:49:58 -0700

Those directions are for XP Pro
Hopefully someone familiar with Home (I am not) can
fill you in on how to do this in Home edition. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Patrick Lawler" <plawler@coolthings.org> wrote in message
news:ekrsgE75DHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to enable auditing on my XP Home User Computer. The
instructions
> for doing so, that I've listed below, do not bring me to where I should
be.
> When I go to ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS as stated, I do not see the LOCAL
SECURITY
> POLICY choice. Can someone tell me another way to do this or am I missing
> some part of my operating system that allows me to do this?
> Thanks
> Patrick
> Instructions
> To enable auditing on a computer running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP,
or
> Windows 2000
>
>   1.. Open the Control Panel.
>   2.. In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then click
> Local Security Policy.
>   3.. In Local Security Settings, double-click Local Policies,
double-click
> Audit Policy, and then click the events that you want to audit. We
recommend
> that you audit the following events:
>     Audit account logon events (Success, Failure)
>
>     Audit account management (Success, Failure)
>
>     Audit directory service access (Failure)
>
>     Audit logon events (Success, Failure)
>
>     Audit object access (Failure)
>
>     Audit policy change (Success, Failure)
>
>     Audit system events (Success, Failure)
>
>
>
> To enable auditing on a computer running Windows NTŪ 4.0
>
>   1.. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and
> then click User Manager.
>   2.. Click the Audit logon events policy, and then click the events that
> you want to monitor. We recommend that you audit the following events:
>     Logon and Logoff (Success, Failure)
>
>     File and Object Access (Failure)
>
>     User and Group Management (Success, Failure)
>
>     Security Policy Changes (Success, Failure)
>
>     Restart, Shutdown, and System (Success, Failure)
>
>

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