Networking / Beginners

Configuration

Secedit can also be used to configure a system. The command syntax for this operation is

secedit /configure [/DB filename] [/CFG filename] [/overwrite] [/areas area1 area2...] [/log filename] [/verbose] [/quiet]

The following parameters may be provided:

  • /DB filename This specifies the path to the database file containing the template to be used.
  • /CFG filename This specifies the path to a security template that can be imported into the database and then applied to the system.
  • /overwrite This specifies that the policy in the security template identified by the /CFG command should overwrite the policy in the database.
  • /areas This specifies the security areas of the template that are to be applied to the system. The areas may be: Securitypolicy, Group_mgmt, User_rights, Regkeys, Filestore, Services. If no areas are specified, the default is all areas.
  • /log filename This specifies the path to the log file that will be created by the command.
  • /verbose This tells secedit to provide details while running.
  • /quiet This tells secedit not to provide output to the screen while running.

This command can be used to force a particular security configuration on a system.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Windows 2000 Security Issues
  2. Setting up the System
  3. Local Security Policy Settings
  4. Logon Message
  5. LAN Manager Authentication Level
  6. System Configuration
  7. File Systems
  8. Network
  9. Account Settings
  10. USER MANAGEMENT
  11. Setting File Permissions
  12. System Management
  13. Analysis
  14. Configuration
  15. Validation
  16. Export
  17. Auditing a System
  18. Log Files
  19. Looking for Suspicious Signs
  20. Missing Log Files or Gaps in the Log Files
  21. Unknown Processes