Microsoft KB Archive/252412

= How To Enabling Local Auditing Policies on Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 252412

Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q252412



SUMMARY
There are many situations when enabling auditing is either required or recommended. A common example is for isolating and troubleshooting problems in distributed applications. This article provides instructions on how to enable auditing on a computer running Windows 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
To open the right administrative console, point to Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and click Security Policy. This will open a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console.

In the MMC console, browse to:

\Security Settings

\Local Policies

\Audit Policy

You will see a list of policies regarding events you can audit. Double-click an item to select the auditing you want. In a typical scenario, you would want to audit failures.

NOTE: Be sure that no domain-level policies override the ones you specify. Check the Effective Setting column to see the actual configuration in use.

