Windows Group Policy's
Group Policy Audit Privilege Use
Windows Group Policy Name :- Audit privilege use
Requirements :-
Description :-
This security setting determines whether to audit each instance of a user exercising a user right.
If you define this policy setting, you can specify whether to audit successes, audit failures, or not audit this type of event at all. Success audits generate an audit entry when the exercise of a user right succeeds. Failure audits generate an audit entry when the exercise of a user right fails.
To set this value to No auditing, in the Properties dialog box for this policy setting, select the Define these policy settings check box and clear the Success and Failure check boxes.
Default: No auditing.
Audits are not generated for use of the following user rights, even if success audits or failure audits are specified for Audit privilege use. Enabling auditing of these user rights tend to generate many events in the security log which may impede your computer's performance. To audit the following user rights, enable the FullPrivilegeAuditing registry key.
Bypass traverse checking
Debug programs
Create a token object
Replace process level token
Generate security audits
Back up files and directories
Restore files and directories
Caution
Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.
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.