Some Security Checks Fail in Windows 2008 and Later Versions

  • Document ID:7018013
  • Creation Date:02-Sep-2016
  • Modified Date:02-Sep-2016
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Secure Configuration Manager

Environment

NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 6.0
NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 6.1

Situation

The following security checks fail in computers where Secure Configuration Manager is running on Windows 2008 or a later version:

  • Application event log failure auditing

  • Application event log success auditing

  • Security event log failure auditing

  • Security event log success auditing

  • System event log failure auditing

  • System event log success auditing

Secure Configuration Manager displays the following error when you try to run any of these security checks:

Object does not exist. System could not find file specified.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in SCM 6.1
Download and apply SCM 6.1 from our website:  https://www.netiq.com/Support/vsm/extended/upgrade.asp

Cause

Windows 2008 and later versions changed the location that events were stored causing these checks to fail.