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Change Auditor 7.5 - User Guide

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Change Auditor dialogs
Quest Change Auditor dialog Add Administrator Add Agents, Domains, Sites dialog Add Container dialog Add Active Directory Container dialog (AD Query) Add Facilities or Event Classes dialog Add Facilities or Event Classes dialog (Add With Events) Add File System Path dialog Add Foreign Forest Credential Add Group Policy Container dialog Add Local Account dialog Add Logons dialog Add Logons dialog (Add With Events) Add Object Classes dialog Add Object Classes dialog (Add With Events) Add Origin dialog Add Origin dialog (Add With Events) Add Registry Key dialog Add Results dialog Add Service dialog Add Service dialog (Add With Events) Add Severities dialog Add Severities dialog (Add With Events) Add SharePoint Path dialog Add SQL Instance dialog Add SQL Data Level Object Add Users, Computers or Groups dialog Add Where dialog Add Who dialog Advanced Deployment Options dialog Agent Assignment dialog Alert Body Configuration dialog Alert Custom Email dialog Auditing and Protection Templates dialog Authorizations: Application Group dialog Authorizations: Operations | Role Definitions | Task Definitions | Application Group Authorizations: Role dialog Authorizations: Task dialog Auto Deploy to New Servers in Forest dialog Browse for Folder dialog Browse SharePoint dialog Comments dialog Configuration Setup dialog Configure cepp.conf Auditing dialog Connection screen Coordinator Configuration tool Coordinator Credentials Required dialog Credentials Required dialog Custom Filter dialog Database Credentials Required dialog Directory object picker Domain Credentials dialog Eligible Change Auditor Agents dialog Event Logging dialog Export/Import dialog Install or Upgrade/Uninstall/Update Foreign Agent Credentials IP Address dialog Log page Logon Credentials dialog (Deployment page) Logon Credentials dialog (EMC Auditing wizard) Manage Connection Profiles dialog New Report Layout dialog Microsoft 365 dialog Rename dialog Save As dialog Select a SQL Instance and Database dialog Select Destination Folder dialog Select Exchange Users dialog Select Registry Key dialog Select SQL Reporting Services Template dialog Shared Mailboxes dialog SharePoint Credentials Required dialog When dialog
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Deployment requirements

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Deployment requirements

For a successful deployment, ensure that your environment meets the minimum system requirements. For information on system requirements, see the Change Auditor Release Notes. For details on installing Change Auditor, see the Change Auditor Installation Guide.

Client components/features

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Client components/features

The following table lists the client components and features that require a valid Change Auditor for Windows File Servers license.

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NOTE: To hide unlicensed Change Auditor features from the Administration Tasks tab (including unavailable audit events throughout the client), select Action | Hide Unlicensed Components. Note this command is only available when the Administration Tasks tab is the active page.

 

 

Table 1. Change Auditor for Windows File Servers client components/features

Client Page

Feature

Administration Tasks Tab

Agent Configuration Page:

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Event Logging - enable/disable File System event logging
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Configuration Setup Dialog - File System Tab
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Discard duplicates that occur within nn seconds
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Audit all configured, including duplicates (Not Recommended)

Audit Task List:

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File System
NOTE: See File System Auditing for information on enabling event logging, viewing/modifying the agent configuration settings and on creating templates to define File System auditing.

Protection Task List:

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File System
NOTE: See File System Protection for information on creating File System protection templates.

Event Details Pane

What Details:

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Path
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Attribute
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Process

Events

Facilities:

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Custom File System Monitoring

Search Properties

What Tab:

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Subsystem | File System
NOTE: See File System Searches/Reports for information on using the What tab to create custom File System search queries.

Searches Page

Built-in Reports:

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Reports that include Custom File System Monitoring events.

Alert Body Configuration Dialog - Event Details Tab

Variables (email tags):

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FS_ATTRIBUTENAME
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FS_FILENAME
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FS_FILESERVER
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FS_FILESYSTEMTYPEID
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FS_FOLDERPATH
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FS_LOGONID
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FS_PRIMARYSID
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FS_PROCESSNAME
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FS_SHARENAME
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FS_TRANSCATIONID
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FS_TRANSACATIONSTATUS
NOTE: See the Change Auditor User Guide for a description of these email tags and how to configure alert email notifications.
 

 

Getting Started

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Getting Started

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Introduction
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Getting started
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Create File System Auditing template
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Make File System changes and run a report
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Troubleshooting steps

Introduction

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Introduction

Change Auditor for Windows File Servers enables you to search, report and alert on changes to a specific file, folder, or all drives on a Windows file server. You can receive real-time alerts whenever someone tries to access a secure file or folder on a Windows file server.

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