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Configure Local Audit Policies

You can choose to configure local audit policies or advanced audit policies. See the Configure Advanced Audit Policies topic for additional information.

Follow the steps to configure local audit policies.

Step 1 – On the audited server, open the Local Security Policy snap-in: navigate to Start > Windows Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.

Step 2 – Navigate to Security Settings > Local Policies > Audit Policy.

Step 3 – Configure the following audit policies.

Policy NameAudit Events
Audit account management"Success"
Audit object access"Success"
Audit policy change"Success"

Local audit policy is configured.

Local Security Policy snap-in