Group Policy Registry Keys
Review the basic registry keys that you may need to configure for monitoring Group Policy with Netwrix Auditor. Navigate to Start → Run and type "regedit".
| Registry key (REG_DWORD type) | Description / Value |
|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Netwrix Auditor\AD Change Reporter | |
| CleanAutoBackupLogs | Defines the retention period for the security log backups: - 0—Backups are never deleted from Domain controllers - [X]— Backups are deleted after [X] hours |
| GPOBackup | Defines whether to backup GPOs during data collection: - 0—No - 1—Yes |
| GPOBackupDays | Defines the backup frequency: - 0—Backup always - X—Once in X days GPOBackup must be set to "1". |
| IgnoreAuditCheckResultError | Defines whether audit check errors should be displayed in the Activity Summary footer: - 0—Display errors - 1—Do not display errors |
| IgnoreRootDCErrors | Defines whether to display audit check errors for the root domain (when data is collected from a child domain) in the Activity Summary footer: - 0—Display errors - 1—Do not display errors |
| ProcessBackupLogs | Defines whether to process security log backups: - 0—No - 1—Yes Even if this key is set to "0", the security log backups will not be deleted regardless of the value of the CleanAutoBackupLogs key. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Netwrix Auditor\AD Change Reporter\<monitoring plan name> | |
| CollectLogsMaxThreads | Defines the number of Domain Controllers to simultaneously start log collection on. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Netwrix Auditor\ AD Change Reporter\<monitoring plan name>\Database settings | |
| SessionImportDays | Defines the frequency of a full snapshot upload: - X—Once in X days |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Netwrix Auditor\Management Console\Database settings | |
| overwrite_datasource | Defines whether to overwrite the database connection settings (stored in the reports data source) if they differ from the SQL server settings specified when configuring the monitoring plan: - 0—No - 1—Yes |
| SqlOperationTimeout | Defines the timeout for executing SQL queries such as data selection, insertion or deletion (in seconds). |
| timeout | Defines the Audit Database connection timeout (in seconds). |