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Change Auditor 7.5 - User Guide

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Active Directory Database auditing templates

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Active Directory Database auditing templates

To create an auditing template:
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Open the Administration Tasks page.
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Click Auditing.
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Select Active Directory Database in the Auditing task list.
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Click Add to open the Active Directory Auditing wizard.
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Enter a name for the Active Directory Database auditing template.
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(Optional) Select the processes to exclude from auditing (for example, changes made by the processes specified on this page will be excluded from auditing).
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Select one or more processes from the process list and click Add to move these processes to the exclusion list. By default, all processes (except lsass.exe) will be audited.
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NOTE: You can also view processes on a different server or enter a process not listed in the process list.
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Click Finish or Finish and Assign to Agent Configuration to assign the template to an agent configuration.
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On the Configuration Setup dialog, use one of the following methods to assign this template to an agent configuration:
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Select the newly created template and drag and drop it onto a configuration in the Configuration list.
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Select a configuration from the Configuration list and ‘drag and drop’ it onto the newly created template.
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Select a configuration, then select the newly created template, right-click and select Assign.
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Select a configuration, then select the newly created template, click in the corresponding Assigned cell and click Yes.
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If this configuration is not assigned to any agents, you will need to assign it to agents installed on your Domain Controllers to apply the Active Directory database auditing.
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NOTE:  
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Agents should be installed on all Domain Controllers to ensure auditing has complete coverage.
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The auditing should be applied on all Domain Controllers to ensure complete coverage.
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On the Agent Configuration page, select one or more agents from the agent list and click Assign.
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On the Agent Assignment dialog, select the configuration definition to be assigned to the selected agents and click OK.
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On the Agent Configuration page, select the agents assigned to use the modified agent configuration and click Refresh Configuration to ensure the agents are using the latest configuration.
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NOTE: If you do not refresh the agent’s configuration, the agent will automatically check for a new agent configuration based on the polling interval setting (located on the System Settings tab of the Configuration Setup dialog). The default is every 15 minutes.
To modify an Active Directory Database auditing template:
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On the Active Directory Database Auditing page, select the required template and click Edit. This opens the Active Directory Database auditing wizard where you can modify the current settings.
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Click Finish to save your changes and return to the Active Directory Database Auditing page.
To disable and enable an Active Directory Database auditing template:

Disabling a template temporarily stops auditing without having to remove the auditing template.

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On the Active Directory Database auditing page, place your cursor in the Status cell for the auditing template to disable, click the arrow control, and select Disabled.

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Right-click the template to disable and select Disable.

The entry in the Status column for the template changes to ‘Disabled’.

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To enable the auditing template, select Enable in the Status cell.
To delete an Active Directory Database auditing template:
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On the Active Directory Database Auditing page, select the required template and click Delete | Delete Template.
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Click Yes to confirm.

Active Directory Database Auditing Wizard

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Active Directory Database Auditing Wizard

The Active Directory Database Auditing wizard opens when you select Add on the Active Directory Database auditing page. This wizard steps you through the process of defining the Active Directory database processes to audit.

The following table provides a description of the available fields and controls:

Table 6. Active Directory Database Auditing wizard

Select Active Directory Database processes to audit: On the first page of the wizard, enter a name for the template and select the Active Directory database processes that are exempt from auditing.

Template Name

Enter a descriptive name for the auditing template.

(Optional) Select processes exempt from auditing: Select the processes to exclude from auditing (for example, changes made by the processes specified on this page will be excluded from auditing).

Add

Select one or more processes from the process list and click Add to move these processes to the exclusion list. By default, all processes (except lsass.exe) will be audited.

You can also view processes on a different server or enter a process not listed in the process list.

Remove

The list box across the bottom of the page displays the objects that are exempt from auditing. Click Remove to remove a process from the exemption list.

 

Active Roles Integration

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Active Roles Integration

Active Roles uses a proxy account (service account) to connect and change Active Directory objects and group policies. Change Auditor for Active Directory can deploy to an Active Roles server which signals it to retrieve and send the name of the user that was logged in to the Active Roles console to Change Auditor for Active Directory. This additional information is then displayed in the Change Auditor for Active Directory client for events initiated using Active Roles.

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NOTE: Change Auditor for Active Directory audits changes made through Active Roles workflow that are initiated by the Active Roles service account.
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NOTE: As of Active Roles version 7.3.3, you can monitor a single server from multiple installations of Change Auditor. To ensure that the Active Roles server EventSource is created and registered in the Change Auditor database, you need to deploy the Active Roles integration script from each Change Auditor installation. See Deploying Change Auditor for Active Directory/Active Roles integration scripts.

This section covers the following topics for Active Roles integrations:

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Requirements
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Deploying Change Auditor for Active Directory/Active Roles integration scripts
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Client components added to Change Auditor for Active Directory
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Removing deployed Change Auditor for Active Directory/Active Roles integration scripts
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Troubleshooting Tips

Requirements

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Requirements

Refer to the Release Notes for the list of minimum system requirements.

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