MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

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In the console window, Windows displays the Security Configuration And Analysis,
as shown in Figure 16-5.
Figure 16-5 Add the Security Configuration And Analysis snap-in to a console.
7. In the console tree, right-click Security Configuration And Analysis, and then click
Open Database.
8. In the Open Database dialog box, type the name of a database to create, and then
click Open.
Windows displays the Import Template dialog box.
9. In the Import Template dialog box, select the customized template you have created,
and then click Open.
Windows returns you to the console window. At this point, you can do two things
with the template you have imported:
❑ Right-click Security Configuration And Analysis, and then click Configure Computer
Now to apply the settings in the template to your computer. You are
asked to specify a location for an error log file (which contains any errors
encountered during the configuration), and then Windows applies the settings.
❑ Right-click Security Configuration And Analysis, and then click Analyze Computer
Now to have Windows compare the current settings on your computer
against the settings specified in the template. You can use this option to test
your computer for weaknesses or security violations. After the analysis, you can
browse through the policies in the Security Configuration And Analysis window
to view the database setting and the computer setting for each policy.
What Is Group Policy?
Lesson 1 Overview of Security Policy
Group Policy differs from Local Security Policy mainly in the way it is applied. Group
Policy is available only in an Active Directory environment. When you create a GPO,
you associate that object with a site, domain, or OU in Active Directory. All computers
or users in that site, domain, or OU then have that policy applied to them.