Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out

Applying Group Policy Through Security Templates

Security templates take the guesswork out of configuring a computer's initial security. You use security templates to apply customized sets of Group Policy definitions that are securityrelated. These policy definitions generally affect the following components:

• Account policy settings that control security for passwords, account lockout, and Kerberos

• Local policy settings that control security for auditing, user rights assignment, and other security options

• Event log policy settings that control security for event logging

• Restricted groups policies that control security for local group membership and administration

• System services policy settings that control the startup mode for local services

• File system ...