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Change Auditor 7.5 - User Guide

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Add comments

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Add comments

To append comments to an event which can then be later specified as search criteria to retrieve all the events that contain a specific comment or keyword.

To add comments to an event:
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Open a Search Results tab and select an event from the Search Results grid.
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Use one of the following methods to add or append comments to the selected event:
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Right-click the event and select Comments.
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From the Event Details pane, click the Comments tool bar button.
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This will display the Comments dialog. In the New Comments text box at the bottom of this dialog, enter the comments to be associated with the selected event.
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Click OK to close the dialog and return to the Search Results tab.
To view comments:
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Open a Search Results tab and select an event from the Search Results grid.
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Use one of the following methods to view or append comments to the selected event:
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Right-click the event and select Comments.
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From the Event Details pane, click the Comments tool bar button.
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This will display the Comments dialog where previously entered comments are displayed in the top pane.
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To append a new comment to those that already exist, use the text box at the bottom of the screen to enter your new comment.
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Click OK to close the dialog and return to the Search Results tab.

View user context and run related searches

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View user context and run related searches

From the Event Details pane you can view additional details about the user who initiated the change, view resource details about the computer where the change occurred, or run related searches based on the who, where, what, when or origin of the event selected in the Search Results grid.

Expand Related Search on the Event Details pane to display the options available, which are based in the selected event:

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Who: Select this to run a query for all change events generated by this user during the same date interval as that specified in the When tab of the selected event.
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View Contact Card: For events with a user object, select this to view contact information and group membership for this user.
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Where: Select this to run a query for all change events captured by this agent during the same date interval as that specified in the When tab of the selected event.
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View Resources: Select this to display the Resource Properties pane for this server, which includes: Machine Info, Processors, Drives, Shares, Services, and if applicable Exchange Mailboxes.

See Resource Properties pane for more details about the resource details provided.

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What: Select this to run a query for change events captured for this event class during the same date interval as that specified in the When tab of the selected event.
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When: Select this to run a query for change events that occurred on this date.
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Origin: Select this to run a query for change events that originated from this workstation or server during the same date interval as that specified in the When tab of the selected event.
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Object: Select this to run a query for change events generated against this object during the same date interval as that specified in the When tab of the selected event.
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NOTE: When selecting an object that contains a path, the related search will only return related events where the full paths are the same.
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NOTE: This last option is the object from the original event, such as a file or folder, directory object, registry key, etc.
To view the contact information and group membership for a user:
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At the top of the Search Results page, select an event to display the related Event Details pane.
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At the top of the Event Details pane, click the arrow to the right of the Related Search tool bar button and select View Contact Card.
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The contact information appears for the user who initiated the change in the selected audit event. In addition, the Member Of pane on this dialog lists the groups to which this user belongs.
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Click OK to close this dialog.
To run a query for events generated by the same user:
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At the top of a Search Results page, select an event to display the related Event Details pane.
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At the top of the Event Details pane, click the arrow to the right of the Related Search tool bar button.
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Click the first entry in the context menu, which is the name of the user who initiated the change in the selected audit event.
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A new Search Results page appears populated with all change events generated by this user during the same date interval as that specified in the When tab of the selected event.

Note that the user’s name is used as the Search Name (name on tab) for this new query.

To view resource properties about the server where the change occurred:
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At the top of the Search Results page, select an event to display the related Event Details pane.
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At the top of the Event Details pane, click the arrow to the right of the Related Search tool bar button.
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Select View Resources.
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The Resource Properties pane appears which contains additional details about the server where the change occurred. See Resource Properties pane for more information about the content of the tabbed pages on this pane.

Protect critical objects, mailboxes, files and folders

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Protect critical objects, mailboxes, files and folders

When viewing events, administrators can create protection templates to protect against unauthorized modifications to the following:

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Active Directory objects
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ADAM (AD LDS) objects
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Group Policy Objects
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Exchange mailboxes
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File System files and folders
To protect an object, mailbox, file, or folder:
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Open a Search Results tab and select an event from the Search Results grid.
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From the Event Details pane, click the Protect Object tool bar button.
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This opens the required Object Protection Wizard for the selected object.

Add search properties to existing event queries

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Add search properties to existing event queries

After selecting a specific event from the results of a search, you can further refine your search criteria. Expand Add to Search to display the available options for refining your current search. These options are produced from the details of the selected event and may differ between event types.

Choosing a criteria from this list will add it to your current search. You can then preview the refined results before saving the search. Once saved, the new search criteria will be permanent.

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