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Security Explorer 9.8 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Security Explorer

Starting Security Explorer

Using the Navigation pane Using the Objects pane Using the Permissions pane

Customizing the view

Choosing an interface mode Using the Tasks tab Using the status bar Using the loading progress bar Managing module buttons

Completing a process

Managing permissions

Viewing permissions Granting permissions

Using the Browse tab to grant permissions Using the Grant task

Revoking permissions

Using the Browse tab to revoke permissions Revoking permissions on unknown accounts Revoking permissions on disabled accounts Using the Revoke tasks

Cloning permissions

Using the Browse tab to clone permissions

Selecting users and groups manually Selecting users and groups automatically Updating permissions relating to a user's SID history Importing users and groups

Using the Clone task

Creating permission templates Copying permissions Copying permissions to subfolders and files Setting ownership

Using the Browse tab to set ownership Using the Set Ownership task

Modifying permissions Reducing permissions to read only Managing group memberships Renaming accounts Deleting permissions

Deleting permissions by searching

Printing permissions

Running a report using the Browse tab Running a report using the Reports or Tasks tab

Using the Browse tab to search Managing saved searches Adding a search scope Setting search criteria

Group and user search criteria Permission search criteria Folder and file search criteria Service and task search criteria Group and user search criteria Advanced search options Registry key search criteria

Using the Search tasks Replacing permissions

Managing security

Backing up security

Using the Browse tab to back up security Using the Backup task

Scheduling a backup Using the backup scheduler Restoring security

Setting advanced options for the restore process

Purging backup files Scheduling a backup purge Exporting security

Using the Browse tab to export security Using the Export task Scheduling an export Managing export tasks

Managing objects

Managing folders and files

Creating a new folder Deleting a folder or file Viewing folder and file properties Showing open files Opening files Editing files Opening a folder in Windows Explorer

Managing shares

Creating a new share Removing a share Finding a share path

Managing registry keys

Creating a new registry key Deleting a registry key Modifying registry values

Managing services

Starting, stopping, pausing, or restarting a service Setting logon accounts Changing the password for a logon account Scheduling logon account password changes Removing a service Modifying service properties

Running a task Setting account information Creating a new task Copying a task Exporting a task Removing a task Modifying task properties

Managing groups and users

Viewing accounts Creating a new group Creating a new user Modifying group and user properties Modifying group or user Active Directory properties Modifying properties of multiple users Modifying group memberships Viewing group and user memberships Changing user passwords Modify memberships of multiple local groups Clearing the local administrator group Deleting groups and users

Managing Favorites

Adding Favorites Exporting Favorites Importing Favorites Removing Favorites

Managing Enterprise Scopes

Creating an Enterprise Scope while browsing Creating an Enterprise Scope Editing an Enterprise Scope Removing an Enterprise Scope

Updating licenses Managing network drives

Mapping a network drive Disconnecting a network drive

Working with Microsoft SQL Server

Viewing SQL Server permissions Granting SQL Server permissions Revoking SQL Server permissions Cloning SQL Server permissions Modifying SQL Server permissions Searching for SQL Server objects and permissions

Setting SQL Server search criteria

Backing up and restoring SQL Server security Exporting SQL Server database permissions Managing SQL Server objects

Copying SQL Server objects Copying SQL Server permissions Managing SQL Server databases

Adding a new database role Removing a database role Modifying a database role Adding a new database user Removing a database user Modifying a database user Adding a new schema Removing a schema Modifying a schema

Managing logins

Adding a new login Removing a login Modifying a login

Managing server roles

Adding a server role Removing a server role Modifying server roles

Managing Security SQL Reporting Services

Managing system roles

Creating a new system role Deleting system roles Modifying a system role

Managing catalog roles

Creating a new catalog role Deleting catalog roles Modifying a catalog role

Managing catalog items

Granting SSRS permissions Revoking SSRS permissions Cloning SSRS permissions Searching for SSRS permissions Modifying SSRS permissions Copying SSRS permissions Deleting SSRS permissions Exporting SSRS permissions Backing up and restoring SSRS permissions

Setting options for SQL Server Modifying SQL Server security settings Managing SQL Server network settings

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

Setting Exchange security search criteria

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

Adding Exchange administrators Modifying Exchange administrators Deleting Exchange administrators

Managing Exchange distribution groups Managing mail contacts

Creating mail contacts Modifying mail contacts Deleting mail contacts

Managing mail users

Creating mail users Modifying mail users Deleting mail users

Managing mailboxes

Creating mailboxes Modifying mailbox settings Deleting mailboxes

Managing mailbox folders

Creating mailbox folders Managing permissions on mailbox folders for multiple users Deleting mailbox folders

Managing public folders

Creating public folders Modifying public folder settings Deleting public folders

Using role based access control

Managing user roles

Adding a user role Modifying user roles Deleting user roles

Managing role groups

Adding role groups Modifying role groups Deleting role groups

Creating assignments Modifying assignments Deleting assignments Creating child roles Modifying child roles Deleting child roles Adding entities Modifying entities Deleting entities

Managing custom scopes

Creating a custom scope Editing a custom scope Deleting custom scopes

Setting options for Exchange security

Working with Microsoft SharePoint

Using the SharePoint menu Adding SharePoint farms or sites Managing SharePoint farms or sites Previewing SharePoint objects Deploying the SharePoint web service Deploying the SharePoint web service manually Managing SharePoint permissions

Viewing SharePoint permissions Granting SharePoint permissions Revoking SharePoint permissions Cloning SharePoint permissions Modifying SharePoint permissions Modifying SharePoint permissions levels Repairing limited access permissions Removing permissions on deleted accounts Removing permissions on disabled accounts

Managing SharePoint groups Removing accounts from SharePoint groups Searching for SharePoint objects

Setting SharePoint security search criteria

Group and user search criteria Permission search criteria SharePoint Search Criteria

Modifying SharePoint properties Backing up and restoring SharePoint security Exporting SharePoint permissions

Deleting export tasks

Setting SharePoint options Removing the SharePoint web service Removing the SharePoint web service manually

Working with Access Explorer

Access Explorer components

Managed domain Registered forest Managed computer Access Explorer agent Scopes Database Service accounts

Setting up Access Explorer

Setting up the Access Explorer database Setting up the first managed domain (includes the service account)

Updating Access Explorer configuration

Adding managed domains Adding forests Editing managed domains or forests Adding service accounts Editing service accounts Deleting service accounts

Collecting Access Explorer data

Setting up a managed computer Installing the Access Explorer agent locally Installing the Access Explorer agent remotely

Windows Servers NAS Servers Clusters

Managing managed computers Modifying managed computer properties

Adding a keyword Changing the scan schedule Modifying the scope of a scan

Managing Access Explorer agents

Viewing agent details Changing the service account Adding an agent to a locally-managed computer Adding an agent to a remotely-managed computer Removing a managed computer Restarting an agent Understanding the status of your agent

Viewing Access Explorer objects

Viewing groups and users Viewing computers Viewing resource groups Viewing permissions

Searching Access Explorer servers Using the Access Explorer permission wizard

Changing all permissions Cloning all permissions Deleting all permissions Exporting all permissions Backing up permissions

Setting options for Access Explorer

Working with Microsoft Active Directory

Viewing Active Directory permissions Granting Active Directory permissions Revoking Active Directory permissions Cloning Active Directory permissions Searching for Active Directory objects Modifying Active Directory permissions Modifying group memberships Modifying Active Directory properties Deleting Active Directory permissions Backing up and restoring Active Directory security Exporting Active Directory permissions

Using the Active Directory Export task

Setting options for Active Directory Security

Customizing Security Explorer

Setting general options Setting view options Setting alternate credentials for workgroups Setting alternate credentials for services and tasks Setting alternate credentials NAS devices Setting advanced options Controlling access to Security Explorer

Using the command line

Opening a command prompt window SxpBackup.exe SxpClone.exe SxpExport.exe SxpGrant.exe SxpHomeDir.Exe SxpInheritance.exe SxpOwner.exe SxpRestore.exe SxpRevoke.exe SXPActiveDirectoryBackup

Using PowerShell cmdlets

What are cmdlets? Using Security Explorer cmdlets

Creating or editing the PowerShell.exe.config file Installing Security Explorer cmdlets Installing Security Explorer cmdlets manually Removing Security Explorer cmdlets

Using cmdlets to set up Access Explorer

Creating the Access Explorer database Adding a service account Adding a domain to manage Adding managed computers

Using cmdlets to get information about Access Explorer objects

Getting service account information Getting managed domain information Getting managed computer information Getting security information for a resource Getting resource access information

Using cmdlets to manage Access Explorer agents

Identifying agents on a managed computer Changing the agent configuration on a managed computer Restarting the agent Restarting a single agent Updating an agent Changing the service account password Changing the SQL account password

Using cmdlets to remove Access Explorer objects

Removing a managed computer Removing a managed domain Removing a service account

Troubleshooting

Repairing inheritance Creating test folders and files Using log files SharePoint web service removal fails Uninstalling Security Explorer

Adding managed computers

Once the service accounts, domain, and database are created, you can add managed computers so data can be retrieved. The data can be seen in the Report Manager on the Explorer tab, or you can use a cmdlet to retrieve data for a specific share, folder, or file.

The cmdlet for adding a managed computer has several parameters, but we will show the minimum you need to accomplish the task.

Add-AEManagedComputer [-ComputerAccountName] <String> [[-Keyword] <String>] [[-DeploymentType] <DeploymentMethodType>] [[-ResourceActivityEnabled] [<SwitchParameter>]] [[-Granularity] <Int32>] [[-ExcludedTrusteesImportFile] <String>] [[-ExcludedFileTypesImportFile] <String>] [[-ExcludedFoldersImportFile] <String>] [[-AgentHostName] <String>] [[-SelectedDataRoots] <List`1[String]>] [[-ScheduleType] <AgentInfo+DataRootScanSchedule+ScanScheduleType>] [[-ScheduledDays] <List`1[String]>] [[-ScheduledTime] <String>] [[-ScanInterval] <Int32>] [[-ServiceAccountId] <String>] [[-EnableRemoteFileSystemChangeWatching] [<SwitchParameter>]] [[-PerformImmediateScanOnWatchError] [<SwitchParameter>]] [[-OverrideScanScheduleOnStartup] [<SwitchParameter>]] [[-AccountNameSpecifiedIsSID] [<SwitchParameter>]] [[-AgentHostNameSpecifiedIsSID] [<SwitchParameter>]]

This example deploys an agent to the AMERGENDC server with a deployment type of ManagementServerInstall, which automatically deploys an agent. The other deployment type, External, marks the managed computer as requiring an external agent installation. In most cases you will want to deploy as ManagementServerInstall.

All of the other parameters are not necessary and the default setting for those options (parameters) are correct for a normal install of the agent on the managed computer. In this case with a local install, all of the files (data roots) on the managed computer will be scanned for file access permission, which is the normal setting if done using Configuration Manager | Access Explorer | Manage Computers.

Add-AEManagedComputer -ComputerAccountName AMERGENDC -DeploymentType ManagementServerInstall

Using cmdlets to get information about Access Explorer objects

Most of the parameters used by Access Explorer cmdlets are identifications or IDs. To aid you in getting these IDs, there are of Get cmdlets that return the ID in a GUID format that you use in other cmdlets.

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Getting service account information

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Getting managed domain information

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Getting managed computer information

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Getting security information for a resource

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Getting resource access information

Getting service account information

You need the service account ID to add a managed domain. The Get-AEServiceAccount cmdlet returns the information for all of the service accounts that are available.

Get-AEServiceAccounts

Get-AEServiceAccounts

ServiceAccountId : 9787f160-56e1-4095-88c2-51ae62a60f78

AccountSid : S-1-5-21-3504372180-144029308-885861804-500

UserDomainName : AMER

UserName : Administrator

UserPrincipalName : Administrator@AMER.amer.sitraka.com

IsDefaultObjectResolution : True

StatusDetailMessage :

CanManageDomains : True

ServiceAccountName : AMER\Administrator

Getting managed domain information

The Get-AEManagedDomains cmdlet returns information for all managed domains, along with the name of the service account used to access the domain.

Get-AEManagedDomains

In this example, information for all managed domains is returned. In addition to the managed domain ID, you also get the ID for the service account, which is used as input for other cmdlets.

Get-AEManagedDomains

ManagedDomainId : 9d95d834-0b13-4ada-b42d-981261a96560

DomainDnsName : AMER.amer.sitraka.com

ForestDnsName : AMER.amer.sitraka.com

NetbiosName : AMER

DomainSid : S-1-5-21-3504372180-144029308-885861804

ServiceAccountId : ca94cd34-7c83-46ed-8f7d-34af19b98a1e

AccessGroupSid : S-1-5-21-3504372180-144029308-885861804-1

ServiceAccountInfo : AMER\Administrator

DomainControllerName :

ExtendedRightsCreated : False

ServiceConnectionPointsCreated : True

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