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Security Explorer 9.9 - User Guide

Getting Started with Security Explorer Managing permissions Searching Managing security Managing objects
Managing folders and files Managing shares Managing registry keys Managing services Managing tasks Managing groups and users Managing Favorites Managing Enterprise Scopes Updating licenses Managing network drives
Working with Microsoft SQL Server Working with Microsoft Exchange
Checking minimum requirements Viewing Exchange permissions Granting Exchange permissions Revoking Exchange permissions Cloning Exchange permissions Searching for Exchange server objects and permissions Backing up and restoring Exchange server security Modifying Exchange permissions Managing Exchange group memberships Exporting Exchange security permissions Creating Exchange databases Creating public folder mailboxes Managing Exchange administrators Managing Exchange distribution groups Managing mail contacts Managing mail users Managing mailboxes Managing mailbox folders Managing public folders Using role based access control Setting options for Exchange security
Working with Microsoft SharePoint Working with Access Explorer Working with Microsoft Active Directory Customizing Security Explorer Using the command line Using PowerShell cmdlets Troubleshooting

Setting SharePoint options

To set SharePoint® options
1
Select Tools | Options.
2
Open the SharePoint tab.
3
Set SharePoint options.
 
Table 14. SharePoint options
Option
Description

Download SharePoint Icons when Browsing and Searching

By default, icons representing each SharePoint object display next to each item. These icons are downloaded automatically from the SharePoint site. To remove the icons and use simpler default icons, clear the check box.

Show web applications (when browsing to a server only)

By default, web applications display when browsing through the web server and all site collections within web applications.

Show progress information when searching

By default, the name of the objects being searched do not display in the progress bar, which is the fastest way to load objects. Select to display the name of the object currently being loaded in the progress bar.

Use Security Explorer Web Service to extract sites, lists, and items

By default, the Security Explorer SharePoint Web Service extracts sites/webs, lists and items, and, optionally, to save time, can include permissions for each item returned when backing up, exporting, and searching. To turn off this feature, clear the check box.

Suppress authentication dialogs when searching and backing up

By default, authentication dialogs do not display when searching or backing up. If you want the dialogs to display, clear the check box.

4
Set the default SharePoint credentials.
 
Table 15. SharePoint credentials options
Option
Description

Use Windows Authentication

By default, Security Explorer uses Windows® Authentication when connecting to a SharePoint server.

Always open authentication dialog

Select to display the open authentication dialog box when connecting to a SharePoint server.

Use alternate credentials list

Select to use the alternate credentials list when connecting to a SharePoint server. Security Explorer tries each account in the order they appear in the list until an account is found with sufficient privileges. If no account is found, Access Denied is displayed.

 
Table 16. SharePoint alternate credentials options
Button
Description

Add

Add an alternate credential.

1
Type an account name (domain\account), or browse to select an account.
2
Type the password.
3
Type a type a base URL (optional).
If you do not enter a base URL, each account is tried in the order listed until an account is found with sufficient privileges.
4
Click OK.

Edit

Edit a selected alternate credential.

Del

Delete a name from the list.

Clear

Clear all names from the list.

Removing the SharePoint web service

To remove the SharePoint® web service
1
Right-click the SharePoint server in the Navigation pane, and choose Remove Security Explorer Web Service.
2
To start the SharePoint Web Service Removal Wizard, click Yes.
To display the commands to remove the SharePoint Web Service manually, click Manual Web Service Removal.
3
Click Next.
4
Choose the version of SharePoint, and click Next.
5
If necessary, type a server name in the Server name box. Alternatively, click Browse and locate a server. To test communication with the server, click Test.
 
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NOTE: The server name must be one of the web front end servers in your farm or site. You need to include only one server name. All other web front end servers in your farm or site currently running are included automatically in the removal process.
6
Click Next.
For farms and sites with multiple web front end servers, it is recommended that you supply specific account credentials to run the removal. The account must be a member of the local administrators group on the target sever and must have sufficient access rights to the SharePoint databases. Click Advanced User Selection to locate an account name.
For single-server SharePoint sites, leave the boxes blank to run the removal using the local system account for the target server. The target server must contain the SharePoint database.
7
Click Next.
 
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NOTE: To view the commands applied during removal, click Advanced. See Removing the SharePoint web service manually.
8
Click Finish. A message displays.
The removal process checks the server for two services that must be running for the process to work.
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For SharePoint 2010 the process requires SharePoint 2010 Administration and SharePoint 2010 Timer.
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For SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, and SharePoint 2019, SharePoint Administration and SharePoint Timer Service must be running.
You are responsible for ensuring that these services are running on the other web front end servers in your farm/site before continuing with the removal.
9
Click Yes.
10
Click Close.
 
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NOTE: If the automatic process fails to remove the Web Service, run the manual process. See Removing the SharePoint web service manually.

Removing the SharePoint web service manually

 
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IMPORTANT: If you ran the automatic removal process and it failed, when you run the manual process there may be a timer job running that will prevent the manual process from completing successfully. If this scenario occurs, you need to delete the timer job and retry the manual process. See SharePoint web service removal fails.
To remove the SharePoint® web service manually
1
From the Manage SharePoint Farms and Sites box (see Managing SharePoint farms or sites), click Manual Web Service Deployment/Removal, and click Manual Web Service Removal.
2
Check that the two required SharePoint services are running on all of the web front end servers in your farm or site.
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For SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2010 Administration and SharePoint 2010 Timer must be running.
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For SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, and SharePoint 2019, SharePoint Administration and SharePoint Timer Service must be running
3
On the target web server where you copied the file in step two, open a command prompt, and execute two STSADM.exe commands: execute the retractsolution command, and execute the deletesolution command.
 
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NOTE: To run STSADM.exe commands, you must be logged in as a member of the local administrators group and must have sufficient rights to the various SharePoint databases.
NOTE: Click Removal Commands to open the SharePoint Web Service Commands page where you can copy and paste the commands. Be sure to select the correct version of SharePoint.
NOTE: Click More Information for a command that lists all of the SharePoint web service solutions present on your farm or site. See step three.
4
To verify that the removal process succeeded, you can run one more STSADM.exe command: enumsolutions. The output of the command indicates if the web service has been removed.
 
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NOTE: Click Verify Command to open the SharePoint Web Service Commands page where you can copy and paste the command.

 

Working with Access Explorer

To ensure network resources are secured in a manner that meets your business needs, you must be able to easily identify who has access to those resources and manage that access appropriately. With Access Explorer, you can quickly see who has access to specific resources (files, folders, and shares) and the explicit permissions associated with those resources. At any point in the exploration of an account, you can run reports on the available information.

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NOTE: The User Centric Security Management features provided by Security Explorer® appear as an Access Explorer node in the navigation tree on the Browse tab if the Access Explorer feature is installed and the license is enabled for Access Explorer. If installed, the Access Explorer menu options are present regardless of whether the license is enabled for Access Explorer.

Topics:

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Access Explorer components
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Setting up Access Explorer
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Updating Access Explorer configuration
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Collecting Access Explorer data
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Viewing Access Explorer objects
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Searching Access Explorer servers
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Using the Access Explorer permission wizard
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Setting options for Access Explorer
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