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Configure Local Audit Policies

You can choose whether to configure legacy policies as described below or to configure advanced policies. See the Configure Advanced Audit Policies topic for more 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.

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

Local audit policy is configured and can be changed in the same location:

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