Windows Group Policy's
Group Policy Audit Policy Change
Windows Group Policy Name :- Audit policy change
Requirements :-
Description :-
This security setting determines whether the OS audits each instance of attempts to change user rights assignment policy, audit policy, account policy, or trust policy.
The administrator can specify whether to audit only successes, only failures, both successes and failures, or to not audit these events at all (i.e. neither successes nor failures).
If Success auditing is enabled, an audit entry is generated when an attempted change to user rights assignment policy, audit policy, or trust policy is successful.
If Failure auditing is enabled, an audit entry is generated when an attempted change to user rights assignment policy, audit policy, or trust policy is attempted by an account that is not authorized to make the requested policy change.
Default:
Audit Policy Change: Success
Authentication Policy Change: Success
Authorization Policy Change: No Auditing
MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change: No Auditing
Filtering Platform Policy Change: No Auditing
Other Policy Change Events: No Auditing
Note :-
For more control over auditing policies, use the settings in the Advanced Audit Policy Configuration node.
Main Directory :-
Sub Directory :-
Policy Path :-
Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Audit Policy
Policy Path :-
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Note :-
After changing group policy options, you need to update group policy. If you do not update group policy then settings will not effect. To update it just simply type below command and also sample image is shown.
Command :-
In about command we used "/force" option, this will help up to update policy options forcefully.