Windows Administrator Guide

This guide describes how to install and configure Server Suite software to manage access rights granted through the authentication service, elevated permissions granted through the privilege elevation service, and role-based audit and monitoring service for Windows computers. This guide focuses exclusively on the management of rights, roles, role assignments, privileges for application and network resources, and auditing requirements that apply to Windows computers. If you manage a heterogeneous environment that includes Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X computers, you should check for additional information in the other guides that make up the Server Suite documentation set.

Intended Audience

This guide provides information to ensure a successful installation of Server Suite components and describes how to use Server Suite to manage access to desktop, application, and network resources, and audit user activity on Windows computers. The guide is intended for administrators who are responsible for installing and configuring software on Windows computers, and for administrators who manage access to and monitor user activity on Windows servers. The guide also includes information intended for security administrators and auditors who are responsible for identifying audit requirements, querying the audit store databases, examining user activity, and flagging sessions for follow-up.

This guide is not intended for end-users or administrators who have been granted specific rights or role assignments by a senior administrator. If you are a user who has been assigned one or more roles, see the Windows User Guide for information about how you can select and use the roles you have been assigned.

This guide includes the following sections: