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Change Auditor 7.4 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Change Auditor Overview

Available Change Auditor auditing modules

Agent Deployment

Deployment page Using group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) Deploy agents Connect to a different foreign forest/update credentials Change the agent installation location and system tray option Enable auto deployment Refresh or clear Deployment page information

Change Auditor Client Overview

Starting the Change Auditor client Accessing Change Auditor news and updates Managing connection profiles

Connection wizard

Client components Customize table content

Sort data Resize or move columns Add or remove columns Group data

Using custom filters

Directory object picker

Overview My Favorite Search Define a favorite search Overview panes

Top Agent Activity Recent Event Activity Count of Events By Agent Status Coordinator Status

Event Details pane

Introduction Searches page

Explorer view Searches list Search Properties tabs

View a list of available searches Run searches Run a quick search

Search Results and Event Details

Introduction Search Results page

Search Results grid Search Properties tabs Event Details pane

View search results

Display results in different formats

Preview search results Compare results side-by-side View event details or search properties Copy event details Email event details Add comments View user context and run related searches Protect critical objects, mailboxes, files and folders Add search properties to existing event queries

Custom Searches and Search Properties

Introduction Create a custom search Search Properties tabs

Info tab Who tab What tab Where tab When tab Origin tab Alert tab Report tab Layout tab SQL tab XML tab

Enable Alert Notifications

Introduction Alert tab (Search Properties tabs) Enable alerts Disable alerts Alert History page View alert history View event details or alert properties

Administration Tasks

Administration Tasks tab Administration Task lists Export/import Administration Task settings

Agent Configurations

Introduction Agent Configuration page Define agent configurations Assign agent configurations to server agents Enable event logging

Coordinator Configuration

Coordinator Configuration page Configure email alert notifications/reports Customize alert email content Shared Folder Configuration Group Membership Expansion Add groups to Group Membership Expansion list Agent Heartbeat Check Disconnect client after 30 minutes of inactivity Scheduled Task Handling

Purging and Archiving your Change Auditor Database

Introduction Planning your jobs Purge and Archive page Create and maintain jobs Purge and Archive wizard Purge selected records

Disable Private Alerts and Reports

Introduction Private Alerts and Reports page Disable private alerts and reports

Generate and Schedule Reports

Schedule reports for distribution

Create global report template Define report content and layout Enable and schedule reporting

Launch Report Designer Publish reports Print or save a page's contents

SQL Reporting Services Configuration

Introduction SQL Reporting Services Page SQL Reporting Services Templates SQL Reporting Services Wizard

Change Auditor User Interface Authorization

Introduction Application User Interface Authorization page Add task definition Add role definition Add application group Remove a task definition

Client Authentication

Introduction Client Authentication Page

Changing authentication methods

Certificate authentication for client coordinator communication

Installation settings Deployment Coordinator configuration Windows client configuration

Integrating with On Demand Audit

Managing a Quest On Demand Audit integration

Creating an On Demand Audit configuration Working with an On Demand Audit configuration

Enable/Disable Event Auditing

Introduction Audit Events page Enable/disable event auditing Modify event's severity level or event class description Define events to be captured based on results View event information

Account Exclusion

Introduction Excluded Accounts Auditing page Excluded Accounts templates Excluded Accounts wizard

Registry Auditing

Introduction Registry Auditing page Registry Auditing templates Registry Auditing wizard

Service Auditing

Introduction Services Auditing page Service Auditing templates Service Auditing wizard

Agent Statistics and Logs

Introduction Agent Statistics page

Agent Statistics grid Resource Properties pane

Machine Info page Processors page Drives page Shares page Services page Exchange Mailboxes page

Agent system tray icon

Change Auditor Agent Status dialog

View agent status/statistics Manage Change Auditor agents Agent Log page View and save agent trace logs

Coordinator Statistics and Logs

Introduction Coordinator Statistics page Coordinator system tray icon

Change Auditor Coordinator Status dialog Coordinator Configuration tool

View coordinator status and statistics Manage Change Auditor coordinators Coordinator Log page View and save coordinator trace logs

Change Auditor Commands

Menu commands Tool bar buttons Right-click commands

Change Auditor Email Tags

Machine Info page

The Machine Info page contains the following operating system and hardware-related information for the selected server.

Table 3. Resource Properties pane: Machine Info page field descriptions

The local machine’s time zone.

The amount of time the unitary computer system is offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Operating System

The left pane contains the following operating system details:

The operating system running on the machine.

The operating system version running on the machine.

The date and time when the operating system was installed on the machine.

The date and time when the machine was last restarted.

The language version of the operating system installed.

The unique identifying number (SKU) assigned to the machine.

The version number of the latest Service Pack installed on the system.

The Windows directory of the operating system.

Computer System

The right pane contains the following computer system information:

The full name assigned to the computer.

The name of the local computer according to the domain name server (DNS).

The domain to which the agented server belongs.

The role assigned to the computer within a domain workgroup. Possible values include:

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0: Standalone Workstation

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1: Member Workstation

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2: Standalone Server

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3: Member Server

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4: Backup Domain Controller

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5: Primary Domain Controller

The manufacturer’s model number for the computer.

A list of the roles assigned to the system.

The type of system running on the Windows-based computer.

Physical Memory

The total amount of memory installed on the machine.

Processors page

The Processors page contains the following information about the processors on the selected server.

Table 4. Resource Properties pane: Processors page field descriptions

The size (or width) of the address bus, which indicates the maximum amount of RAM a processor can address. Possible values include:

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32: 32-bit operating system

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64: 64-bit operating system

The processor architecture used by the platform. Possible values include:

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6: Itanium-based systems

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A short description (one line string) for the object.

The size (or width) of the external data bus, which defines the rate at which data can be moved into or out of the processor. Possible values include:

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32: 32-bit operating system

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64: 64-bit operating system

The external clock frequency, in MHz.

The processor family type.

The amount of cache memory available for the Level 2 processor cache.

The clock speed, in MHz, of the Level 2 processor cache.

The amount of cache memory available for the Level 3 processor cache.

The clock speed, in MHz, of the Level 3 processor cache.

The name of the company that manufactured the processor.

The maximum clock speed, in MHz, for the processor.

The label assigned to the processor.

The number of cores for the current instance of the processor.

NumberOfLogical
Processors

The number of logical processors for the current instance of the processor.

OtherFamilyDescription

The processor family type.

The processor identifier that describes the processor features.

The primary function of the processor. Possible values include:

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3: Central Processor

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4: Math Processor

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5: DSP Processor

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6: Video Processor

The architecture-dependent system revision level.

The revision level of the processor in the processor family.

The globally unique identifier for the processor.

The architecture-dependent processor revision number.

The voltage capabilities of the processor. Possible values include:

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Drives page

The Drives page contains the following information about the drives that are configured on the selected server.

Table 5. Resource Properties pane: Drives page field descriptions
Field	Description
DeviceID	The unique identifier assigned to the disk drive.
InterfaceType	The interface type of the physical disk drive.
Manufacturer	The name of the company that manufactured the disk drive.
Model	The manufacturer’s model number of the disk drive.
Partitions	The number of partitions contained on the physical disk drive.
Size	The size of the disk drive.

Shares page

The Shares page contains the following information about the shared resources that are configured for the selected server.

Table 6. Resource Properties pane: Shares page field descriptions
Field	Description
AllowMaximum	The maximum number of concurrent users that can connect to the shared resource.
Caption	A short comment that describes the shared resource.
Name	The alias assigned to the path set up as a shared resource.
Path	The fully qualified path to the shared resource.

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