What is the default XP security template?

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Had a situation where a workstation was not processing the default domain
policy when the user was logging on to the domain. Last username still
displayed when logging on, etc. Finally determined that
C:\WINDOWS\security\Database\SECEDIT.SDB must have been corrupt.

Through Security Configuration and Analysis, I created a new SECEDIT.SDB
database. When you do this you are prompted to select a template. I chose
securews.inf. If this is just a cookie cutter XP installation, would this be
the correct default template to use in this situation?

I seemed to have resolved the problem, but noticed in the
C:\WINDOWS\security\logs\winlogon.log file that there were some Undo value
lines and Mismatch lines.

Thanks.
 
Dennis_S said:
Had a situation where a workstation was not processing the default
domain policy when the user was logging on to the domain. Last
username still displayed when logging on, etc. Finally determined
that C:\WINDOWS\security\Database\SECEDIT.SDB must have been
corrupt.

Through Security Configuration and Analysis, I created a new
SECEDIT.SDB database. When you do this you are prompted to select
a template. I chose securews.inf. If this is just a cookie cutter
XP installation, would this be the correct default template to use
in this situation?

I seemed to have resolved the problem, but noticed in the
C:\WINDOWS\security\logs\winlogon.log file that there were some
Undo value lines and Mismatch lines.
Click to expand...

A Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+securews.inf+"Windows+XP"

Would take you to:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/sag_scedefaultpols.mspx?mfr=true

From there you can see that the 'default XP security template' is "Setup
security.inf". ;-)
 
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