Create, edit, apply, or roll back a security policy

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Start the Security Configuration Wizard.
On the Welcome to the Security Configuration Wizard page, click Next.
On the Configuration Action page, do one of the following:
- To create a security policy, click Create a new security policy.
- To edit a security policy, click Edit an existing security policy.
- To apply a security policy, click Apply an existing security policy.
- To roll back a security policy, click Rollback the last applied security policy.
If you chose to edit or apply an existing security policy, in Existing security policy file, enter the security policy path and file name, or browse to the security policy, and click Next.
Complete the Security Configuration Wizard.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
For information about how to open Security Configuration Wizard (SCW), see Related Topics.
To apply or roll back a security policy that you have created with SCW, SCW must be installed on the selected server. When creating or editing a security policy, you can select a server that does not have SCW installed. In either case, the selected server must always be a computer running a member of the Windows Server 2003 family with Service Pack 1.
Do not end the SCW task while policy configuration is in progress as this can leave the server in a partially configured state. A policy should instead be rolled back after it has been applied to the system.

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